The Prospector 2014-03-27 (v106n6b)

Carroll Athletic Director Bruce Parker
announced Tuesday that Aaron Jackson
will be the college’s first softball head
coach. The decision came after three
finalists visited campus last week.
“He [Jackson] brings a great love of the
game, numerous recruiting contacts, and
a passion for Helena and our institution,”
said Parker.
“To be the first head coach in Carroll
College history for softball is just out-standing,”
Jackson said.
Jackson is a graduate of Helena High
whose coaching career began when he
started coaching his sister’s Helena ASA
team. He then went on to become an
assistant coach at Missoula Sentinel High
School and eventually an assistant at
MSU-Billings. Jackson is now leaving
his head coaching post at Eastern Oregon
University to start the new Saints pro-gram.
“I’m so happy to be here,” said Jack-son.
“Carroll College exudes excellence.
I know that we will be successful here.”
Jackson will be coming to Carroll with
a plan for recruiting stating he wants to
start by looking “right here on campus”
and then begin looking around the state of
Montana. Having been the head coach at
Eastern Oregon for three years, Jackson
has resources outside of Montana he will
be able to utilize as well.
Jackson understands the importance
of academics and will be searching for
“high-academic kids.” During Jackson’s
time at Easton Oregon, he had multiple
players earn Academic All-Conference
honors.
Recruitment will not be the only thing
on Jackson’s plate upon arrival. “We need
to begin the scheduling process an create
support for the program right away,”
added Jackson.
Community Living announced last
week the names of the new campus apart-ments
on the eastern edge of campus.
The building closest to the engineering
building was christened St. Catherine of
Siena while the other building was named
St. Matthew.
“It’s exciting to see all of the positive
energy surrounding the apartments,” said
Jim Hardwick, vice president of student
life.
The committee for the apartments
developed a naming strategy and was
interested in naming the buildings after
saints. The committee is made up Hard-wick,
Community Living Director Mau-reen
Ward, Vice President of Finance and
Administration Lori Peterson, Controller
Kari Brustkern,, and Facilities Director
Butch Biskupiak.
The committee “looked at doing home-work
for patron saints of academic areas
Carroll excels in,” said Hardwick.
St. Matthew is the patron saint of bank-ers,
businessmen, and accountants, while
St. Catherine of Siena is the patron saint
of nurses.
“We wanted to have meaningful ex-amples,”
said Hardwick of the buildings’
namesakes. He went on to talk about the
notion of trying to be “very intentional in
finding saints students could learn about
and that could be be role models for
students.”
The committee also wanted to select
names that were going to be successful,
adding students can call the buildings St.
Matt’s and St. Cate’s.
Future plans include adding four more
apartment buildings. Those will be added
based upon demand. “The plan is to
assess how popular they are and what our
need for apartments will be,” said Hard-wick.
He noted the committee would like
to have the humanities, natural sciences,
and social sciences represented in the
building names and would like to have
one male and one female represented in
each pair of buildings.
The committee chose not to pick names
for the future buildings as the ideas
surrounding names may change in the
future. He added Fr. Marc Lenneman
was very helpful in naming the buildings
advising “sometimes saints find us.”
The Student Life office has seen a
steady flow of students in the last week
with students selecting their apartment
unit for the coming year. “I think we’re
going to end up with a lot of happy stu-dents,”
stated Hardwick.
Students living in the apartments will
sign 12 month leases March 31-April 7
and can move in after graduation in May.
Those students will remain until after
graduation in May 2015. “It is a very stu-dent
friendly schedule,” said Hardwick.
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Campus apartments named St.
Matthew & St. Catherine of Siena
“I encourage students
to learn as much
as possible about
other countries and
cultures and not
always listen to
the media.”
Page 4
"I realized that
you can design
your life."
Page 5
Nursing department celebrating 40 years
as successful baccalaureate program
Nine hundred and twenty-seven.
The three-digit number, almost in the
thousands, is circled on a scrap of lined
notebook paper the size of a business card.
The number: 927, was written quickly.
You can tell because the tail of the two
looks as though the writer was already on
the next thought.
927 people have graduated with a
baccalaureate nursing degree from Carroll
College since the program began in 1973.
“Think about the number of lives
touched by 927 baccalaureate prepared
nurses,” said Dr. Jennifer Elison, depart-ment
chair of nursing. “It makes you stop
and be in awe of the power we have to do
good in this world and impact the health
of this world.”
Elison will add 36 to that number come
graduation in May and replace the old slip
of notebook paper on her “inspirational”
bulletin board.
There are more than 3.1 million
registered nurses in the United States,
according to a 2011 statistic reported on
the American Association of Colleges of
Nursing website.
The website continues to explain that
nurses are the largest single component of
hospital staff and the primary providers of
hospital patient care.
“Nurses are so integral with patient
care because we bridge the relationship
between the doctors and the family,” said
Annie Young. Young graduated in the first
class of baccalaureate nursing students
from Carroll in 1977. She is a registered
nurse and teaches as an adjunct professor
in the nursing department.
“They are the connection between the
science and technology and the human
focus, the human touch, the people,” said
Elison. She described nurses as, “The first
line of defense.”
Veronica gives us a
recap of all things
Junior/Senior in
this edition
of WWVD
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Raven Dryden
Lead Writer
Helena native selected as
Carroll's first softball coach
Nate Kavanagh
Co-Editor
More Nursing Department on page 7
Photo courtesy of Carroll College
Aaron Jackson
Nate Kavanagh
Co-Editor
More Softball Coach on page 8
Ashley & Nate
2 OPINIONS Thursday, March 27, 2014
Editors'
Corner
I can honestly say that I went into writ-ing
this piece with a negative viewpoint in
mind. After doing some digging and per-forming
interviews, I found that Carroll
does a lot with the little resources Helena
and Montana have to offer. I’ve decided to
exhibit the accomplishments and efforts of
people in the Carroll community to prove
to you that though being green might be
hard in a place like Montana, it is not
impossible.
Coming from Portland, Ore., I have
been recycling since I was a child. Going
to college definitely changed this, espe-cially
here in Montana. I remember going
to my sister’s house and saying, “Where
do you put the cans?” She responded,
“Oh, we throw them away.” This sur-prised
me. My habits of recycling began
to spiral. I became ignorant to the options
that are available and lazy in my efforts to
promote a greener environment.
In talking with Linda Bahr, the general
manager of the STAC, she and I discussed
the realization. She told me, “Mommy
isn’t telling you what to do anymore,”
and that’s the reason green efforts start to
slack.
Bahr also explained the immense green
efforts of the STAC in general and her
involvement with such programs as Green
Honors at Carroll, which I was completely
unaware of. The STAC composts all of its
vegetarian pre-consumer foods, which are
the foods that aren’t served to students.
Oh, and the bins she uses for composting
are recycled as well. Bahr has high hopes
for the STAC and Carroll as a whole.
She said that working in connection
with Green Honors—her favorite group
on campus—has given her hope for
Carroll. “The students in the program are
committed,” Bahr says, discussing with
me their adoption of highway segments
where they pick up trash and their main-tenance
of the green house behind St.
Al’s. They also built the garden behind
the Cube that Bahr uses to grow the fresh
vegetables consumed in the cafeteria.
“They are a great group of students who
are passionate about creating a greener
community,” Bahr stated.
Personally, I think Bahr deserves a lot
of credit as well. Bahr made students
more aware of their food waste by track-ing
it and displaying it in the STAC for
all to see. In just three semesters, Bahr’s
efforts helped reduce food waste in the
STAC from 2.7 ounces of food per person
to just .89 ounces per person. Bahr has
even bigger dreams of one day buying
a supercomposter, which will compost
food in 24 hours rather than months. She
also hopes to purchase a Vegawatt, which
converts vegetable oil and shortening into
power she could use to run the STAC.
Another student committed to change
that Bahr and I discussed was 2013 grad-uate
Sarah Brown. She led an initiative to
ban plastic water bottles from Carroll’s
campus. After much hard work, unfortu-nately
the initiative did not pass.
Bahr and Brown are not the only people
committed to making Carroll a greener
place. SAVE is a non-profit organization
developed and run by Carroll graduate
Matthew Elsaesser, who is also the acting
City Commissioner of Helena. Elsaesser
works closely with Carroll and the Helena
community to bring recycling into the
public eye making recycling accessible
and possible. SAVE has an excellent rela-tionship
with the facilities team at Carroll.
The recycling services that SAVE pro-vides
Carroll only cost the school $1,600
a year, which isn’t much considering the
amount of recycling they carry away each
week.
But how do the items that Carroll
students recycle get into the bins that
SAVE empties for us? This is where Ma-ria
Ochoa, director of Guad, comes into
action. She and her team of recycling as-sociates,
Tony Stanfel and Taylor Tompke,
collect, sort, and compile all the bags of
recycling around the residence halls two
times per week or just as they get full.
At the end of the year, Ochoa also puts
boxes into all the hallways of Guad where
students can recycle clothes, furniture, and
more. Ochoa hopes to see this effort go
school wide. She is committed to making
green education come into greater effect
in the years to come. “It must start with
the freshmen,” Ochoa said, which could
have a lasting effect on how they choose
to recycle at school and on their own.
Facilities helps in Carroll’s reduction
of a carbon footprint as well. “Butch is a
superstar,” said Bahr of Butch Biskupiak,
the supervisor of the many improvements
that have been made to keep Carroll as
efficient and green as possible. Bisku-piak
is constantly finding ways to make
our school a better place through grants,
projects, and upgrades. In fact, Carroll’s
entire campus has been replaced with low
flow water saving toilets, every faucet
now has an aerator, even the showerheads
have been replaced to help reduce water
usage. Carroll owns the only fluores-cent
light recycler in Helena and people
around town utilize it. Biskupiak also
recycles batteries and has been interested
in starting a battery pick up on campus for
those that are out. Furthermore, Bisku-piak
has begun replacing light bulbs all
around campus with energy efficient.
His eventual goals include: replacing a
majority of lights with LED bulbs, putting
solar panels on the PE Center that would
power two thirds of the building, placing
a live roof on Simperman, and replacing
the pump in the pool with one of higher
efficiency.
The only problem is that this all takes
money and sometimes funding is just not
there. “There must be interest in order to
get funding,” Biskupiak said. Currently,
he has submitted a few projects to U.S.
Bank’s program of grants for ecological
improvements. It is just a matter of getting
them.
The majority of people interviewed
think students do an okay job, but there
just isn’t the education and knowledge
of how to be eco-friendly and recycle.
Initially I did not realize the potential that
people in programs like Green Honors,
SAVE, the STAC, Green Team, and more
have in changing the way things are
done, but I am completely convinced and
sold, especially on altering my own life.
Bahr told me, “It takes one change, and it
can be as small as turning the faucet off
while you brush your teeth, or not taking
30-minute showers, or not wasting the
food on your plate.” She is completely
right, and has given me hope that as a
school we can reduce our carbon foot-print,
become more Eco-friendly, and
make the change that needs to be made.
One way students who live off cam-pus
(like myself) can make that change
is to start recycling. Helena does have a
for-profit curbside recycling company.
It’s a one-time $35 payment for the bins
and then $15 a month for pickup every
other week. Split between roommates, it’s
barely anything.
Other eye-openers include service
events, like Earth Day and World Water
Day. There is so much that can be done,
but it takes commitment, passion, and
interest to get things completed. Get
interested Carroll students and get out
there to make our campus a healthier, and
greener place. It’s not just about recycling,
it’s about life changes, and as our school
motto goes, “not for school, but for life.”
Virginia Keil
Staff Writer
More green efforts at
Carroll than you think
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Joe Stoutt
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In this edition of So True, So False,
we tackle one of the most recently
buzzed-about issues on campus:
housing. The first rumor is that
between 5-45 students (we've heard all
kinds of numbers) don't have on-campus
housing for next year. This speculation
can be filed under So False (kinda).
According to Jim Hardwick, vice-pres-ident
of Student Life, there are currently
thirteen females who do not have desig-nated
on-campus housing for next fall.
However, Hardwick says that there
are many variables involved that could
create available housing in the upcom-ing
months. These include students who
decide to study abroad, cancellations in
the spring and summer, and an average of
10-20% of the freshman class who will
not return in the fall.
At this point, Trinity, Borro, and the
women's side of St. Charles are full. There
are still rooms available on the men's side
of St. Charles, as well as 2 and 3 bedroom
apartments for rising juniors and seniors.
For upperclassman, housing sign-ups
presented many new on-campus living
options. Rising juniors and seniors could
choose between Trinity, Borro, St. Charles
suites, as well as the new on-campus
apartments, St. Matthews and St. Cather-ine
of Siena.
A bulk of the junior class chose to stay
in Trinity, while most of the applicants for
the apartments were off-campus students
who were looking to keep the off-campus
feel they had grown to love, but liked the
idea of having the conveniences of living
on-campus. This, according to Hardwick,
was exactly the intention of the apart-ments.
"Overall, housing sign-ups were largely
successful," says Hardwick.
Now, onto the next rumor. Is it true that
three houses on Benton are being taken
for the anthrozoology program next fall,
and the tenants haven't been informed yet?
This rumor is So True.
First, some context for the story. Carroll
maintains ownership of houses on campus
through a property management company.
Carroll was exploring options to begin
leasing the three houses on Benton Ave.
to students of the anthrozoology program,
who train dogs as part of their major.
Maureen Ward, director of Community
Living, met with the anthrozoology class
that would be training dogs to assess
interest in the move, but maintained that
they had taken no definitive action. At this
point, two of the three tenants living in
the houses (including a house of Carroll
students) on Benton hadn't been informed.
So that would explain why it would
come as a huge surprise for these Carroll
students living in the house when anthro-zoology
students came knocking on their
door to take a look at their future crib.
Understandable, right?
According to Hardwick, Carroll had to
tell the management company about the
change in the fall, and then the company
would tell the tenants. Unfortunately,
Carroll students living in one of the homes
weren't informed directly that their lease
would potentially be up in the fall yet,
but instead found out through a student
jumping the gun.
It is safe to say that this situation didn't
unfold as smoothly as it could have.
On a different note, this is our last
issue as editors of The Prospector, as the
Writing for the Media class will take over
the April issue. Thank you to everyone
who helped make this year successful,
including our staff, advertisers, and those
who helped us gather information and
pictures for each issue. We cannot thank
you enough.
Thursday, March 27, 2014 3 Opinions
Can Carroll improve its relationship with
Montana's Native American population?
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Columnist
Jay Bouchard
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Montana is home to seven
Indian reservations and,
according to the U.S. Cen-sus
Bureau, 6.5 percent of
Montana’s population identifies as Ameri-can
Indian. 6.5 percent may not seem like
a large amount until you consider that this
is more than 5 times the national average
of 1.2 percent.
According to our Office of Institutional
Effectiveness, only 20 Carroll students,
1.26 percent, identify as American Indian.
The number of Native American students
here relative to the population of Native
Americans in the state of Montana is
disappointingly low.
I decided to try to find out why. As is
often the case, along the way I learned
some things—about the past, the present,
and the future.
Given its proximity to the tribes of
Montana, Carroll has an opportunity to
reach out to the Native American popula-tion.
In fact, given the mission statement
which guides its actions, I would say that
our College community has more than an
opportunity. We have an obligation.
Consider this excerpt from the mission
statement:
“Carroll College rededicates its spir-itual,
academic, and social resources to
the service of the citizens of Montana, its
home, and to the worldwide human family
through continuing efforts to guarantee
to individuals, to groups,
and especially to minorities
the right to life, to personal
and social dignity, and to
equality of opportunity in all
aspects of human activity.”
An institution that “reded-icates
its spiritual, academic
and social resources” to
the service of minorities in
particular, ought to reach
out to the Native American
population of Montana.
So why aren’t there more
Native American students at
Carroll?
“Many Native Americans are intim-idated
by the work load,” said Sancho
Ridesatthedoor, a senior health science
major from Missoula. “Also, many Native
American students fear Carroll is too
expensive.”
In addition to Ridesatthedoor’s obser-vation,
Carroll does not have the best
reputation with Montana’s Native Ameri-can
population.
“The perception in Indian country is
that Carroll is an all-white, elitist school,”
said Jack Oberweiser, a long time math
professor and Carroll alum. “Historical-ly,
Carroll has made some mistakes, and
we’ve since struggled to build relation-ships
with the Indian population.”
“Back in the 1970s Carroll got some
government funding to reach out to
Native Americans across the state and
we organized a Native American Studies
Council,” said Oberweiser. “But once the
money ran out, those programs disap-peared.”
Oberweiser admits as well that “some
Carroll administrators back in the 70s
treated Native American leaders poorly.
We really dropped the ball.”
Though Carroll’s history with Mon-tana’s
Indian population is not one to nec-essarily
be proud of,
Oberweiser notes that
the school has recently
taken some steps in the
right direction.
“A few professors
have been reaching
out to Montana’s tribal
colleges,” said Ober-weiser.
“At least now
we have a few faculty
members openly and
honestly approaching
the issue.”
Among those faculty
members are sociol-ogy
professor, Jamie
Dolan, and communications professor,
Alan Hansen. Dolan and Hansen have
recently been visiting the tribal colleges
throughout the state hoping to build stron-ger
relationships.
“So far we’ve visited six of seven tribal
colleges,” said Hansen. “We’ve been
meeting with their administration and fac-ulty
and letting them know we’re interest-ed
in forming sustainable relationships.”
“Based on the mission statement we
should and could be doing more,” added
Hansen. “And partnering with tribal col-leges
aligns with our mission statement.”
Hansen noted that the current goal is to
partner with these colleges
in the hope of developing
an American Indian Pro-gram.
Carroll cannot expect
to bring in more Native
American students unless it
has such programs in place
that will attract students.
“Right now Carroll lacks
the institutional resources,”
said Hansen. “We’re trying
to build relationships with
the reservations so that it
will be more natural for Native American
students to come to Carroll.”
However, Hansen observes, the immedi-ate
goal at this point is not simply to bring
in more Native American students. The
chief concern, at this point, is building a
framework for American Indian studies.
“We want to build something good,”
said Hansen, “instead of something now.”
I find wisdom in the approach Professor
Hansen describes. Often when colleges
and universities seek diversity it seems to
be for self-serving reasons. Why should
we think we have something great to offer
Native American students without first
taking the time to listen and discover who
they are and what they are seeking, and
then building something that would serve
them, rather than just increase numbers to
impress others?
It would be unproductive to focus too
much attention on bringing in Native
American students if Carroll is not institu-tionally
ready for such an endeavor. Car-roll
must be able to offer these students
programs and accommodations so that
they will be comfortable and engaged on
campus and be able to thrive. As Profes-sors
Oberweiser and Hansen both noted,
Carroll is not there yet.
So what can Carroll do?
Oberweiser suggested that the school
needs to be more accommodating of
articulation agreements, which allow stu-dents
to apply transfer credits to Carroll’s
curriculum.
“In many cases Indian students transfer
from 2-year tribal colleges,” said Ober-weiser.
“If Carroll made it easier to trans-fer
credits, more students may come.”
Ridesatthdoor made a similar sugges-tion.
“Carroll could better advertise the finan-cial
aid opportunities available for Native
American students,” he said.
Oberweiser is also hopeful that the new
apartments may attract more students
from reservations.
“Many students from the reservations
are older, non-traditional students,” said
Oberweiser. “Some of them even have
wives and families, the apartments may
provide them a place to live, something
Carroll has never been
able to offer.”
Though present-ly
Carroll has very
few Native American
students, some new
initiatives, like reaching
out to tribal colleges,
will hopefully begin to
remedy that. It is critical
that we do so. If Carroll
wishes to remain true to
its mission statement,
the College must make it a priority to
build strong relationships with the Native
American community and encourage Indi-an
students to join the Carroll community.
“At least now we
have a few faculty
members openly
and honestly
approaching the
issue."
Jack Oberweiser
associate professor of mathematics
“Based on our
mission statement,
we should and could
be doing more."
Dr. Alan Hansen
associate professor of communication
4 Spotlights Thursday, March 27, 2014
Javed lands in Montana after leap of faith
He can walk a mile faster than most
people can run one. And in his journey
over the last quarter of a century Jonathan
Matthews has walked thousands.
Many students may know that Mat-thews
teaches in Carroll’s education
department, but only those students who
have tried to catch up with him between
classes may realize that Matthews is a
competitive racewalker who has competed
in the Olympic trials and set more than 40
U.S records.
Racewalking, for those wondering,
is a track and field event similar to long
distance running. The key difference? In
racewalking one foot must appear to be in
contact with the ground at all times.
Matthews began his career in track and
field at the University of California, Santa
Barbara. He was a track and cross country
athlete, but discovered that his feet could
not handle the abuse of distance running.
When he blew out his Achilles tendon
in college he decided to leave distance
running behind.
“I loved being an athlete,” Matthews
said. “I was willing to train hard and
wanted to find a sport that would allow me
to keep competing.”
Despite his foot injuries, Matthews was
not ready to end his athletic career. The
next step in his athletic journey was not
a step. Instead, he climbed on a bike and
became a competitive bike racer in the
early 1980s.
Matthews’ natural ability and his will-ingness
to train hard soon propelled him
to the top of the sport. After only several
years on the circuit Matthews made the
U.S national team in 1986 and 1987.
Unfortunately, Matthews encountered in
cycling the same thing that had taken him
out of distance running: injuries. And at
the speeds he was moving, these injuries
were much more violent than tearing a
tendon.
“I had a number of awful crashes,” he
said. “At one point I busted out three teeth
and ripped open my face.”
After several years of competition, Mat-thews
grew tired of the brutal, high-speed
crashes and accompanying injuries that
frequented cycling and he left the sport.
His body may have been bruised, but his
spirit was still longing to compete.
“I was determined to find a sport
that my body could handle,” he said. “I
thought racewalking might work.”
He was right. Matthews hit the national
racewalking scene in 1992 at the age of
36. Though one of the oldest competitors
in the field he became, between 1992 and
2000, one of the top racewalkers in the
country.
During this 8-year span, Matthews won
three national championships and set four
American racewalking records. Most
notably he was the fastest American ever
at the 3000 and 5000 meter
distance. He was named the
USA Track and Field’s Master
Racewalker of the year, best
racewalker over 35 years old,
in 1996 and 1999.
At the end of the 2000
season Matthews left the sport
to spend more time with his
family. Then, after nearly a
decade, he returned to the
sport in 2010, once more
putting one foot in front of the
other. By the next year he was competing
again and remarkably in 2011 he won the
Master Racewalker of the year award for
a third time.
Despite his enormous success in race-walking,
Matthews never made it to the
Olympics.
“I set over 40 U.S. records, but never
made the Olympic team,” he said. “I got
really, really close but always had bad
luck.”
Though he was never able to represent
the United States in the Olympics, in 2012
at age 55 Carroll’s fastest moving teacher
became the oldest person to ever qualify
for the USA Track and Field Olympic
trials. Moving at his fastest, he can walk a
mile in under 6 minutes.
“Jonathan goes hard, races hard, and
has always has impressed me,” said Steve
Harper, a computer science professor,
fellow racewalker, and close friend of
Matthews. “And despite all of his success
he is incredibly humble.”
Dr. Matthews’ athletic journey is not
merely a success story. It is a chronicle of
perseverance.
“With the injuries he had early in his
career, he could have left competition
behind,” said Harper. “But Jonathan kept
competing.”
Most of us certainly would have left
competition, particularly after having
to undergo plastic surgery following a
cycling crash.
But not Jonathan Matthews.
“I loved being an athlete, and I was de-termined
to find a way to keep competing”
he said. It is this kind of passion he tries
to convey to his Carroll students, whether
they are athletes or simply students seek-ing
to become teachers.
“If you love it, find a way to do it,” he
said. “Be interested in and open to a lot of
things.”
Jay Bouchard
Lead Columnist
Professor Profile: Matthews lives fast-paced life
After receiving the Fulbright scholar-ship,
Nida Javed accepted her assignment
to come to Carroll on a leap of faith, with
no prior knowledge of Montana or Amer-ican
culture.
“I was pretty nervous about where I
could be placed, but when I found out it
was Helena, I was so relieved and excit-ed,”
said Javed.
Javed is a senior business major who is
originally from Lahore, Pakistan where
she attended her first three years of col-lege
at the local Forman Christian College
University.
Javed would consider her journey here
to Carroll a leap of faith because she
got to know exactly where she would be
placed only 10 days before she arrived to
Carroll.
Javed was selected as one of 140 final-ists
out of 6,500 applicants nationwide.
The Fulbright Program is an educational
and cultural exchange program sponsored
by the U.S. government and is designed
to increase understanding between the
people of the United States and the people
of other countries.
Javed explained that she did not get to
choose where she would be studying but
was placed by the program.
“When I looked up Helena on the inter-net
I was pleasantly surprised because I
saw how beautiful the scenery looked and
I was excited because I am from a big city
in Pakistan and I’m used to tall buildings
and lots of people,” said Javed. “I was
also really excited to experience snow and
a small town.”
Javed shared that her decision to come
to Carroll was not only a big deal for her
but her parents as well. “I have never
been left alone before to live in a dorm, or
ever been away from family and friends
for more than a month all by myself and
when I came here it I knew it will be a
great new experience.”
Javed did say she and her parents had
some reservations about coming to Amer-ica
because they heard that there was a lot
of racism towards Pakistanis or Muslims
after 9/11. “I didn’t know
how I would be perceived
here, but I have not had to
deal with that so far, and I
am thankful for that. People
in Helena are really helpful
and sweet.”
“When I first came to
Helena it was really a big
culture change,” said Javed.
“I came to Carroll five days
before the students got back
from Christmas break so, it
was really peaceful, and it
gave me time to check out
the town and absorb in my surroundings.
I come from the second largest city in
Pakistan and it’s never quiet there.”
When Javed first got to Carroll she
made a list of things she wanted to do or
see around Montana. A few things on her
list range from going to the painted pot, to
seeing landmarks and hiking.
“I want to experience United States first
hand and experience things I normally
wouldn’t have the opportunity to do back
in Pakistan,” said Javed. “I just want to
make sure that I take advantage of every
opportunity Carroll has to offer foreign
exchange students and learn something
from it.”
Javed has also taken the full advantage
of what Carroll has to offer by joining
the Oasis club, helping with activities for
students. Recently Javed participated in a
trip to the Rocky Boy Reservation, where
she had the opportunity to learn about
Native American culture but also share
hers as well. She also works with Sodexo
working on special projects
with Linda Bahr.
Yingfu lhamo, a senior
business major from Tibet
has gotten to know Javed
through the Oasis club
and in class said, “It is so
nice to have a friend who
understands me. A lot of
my friends in Helena don’t
understand my culture and
my values and it’s hard to
talk to share my feelings.
But Nida gets that and she
understands how I feel.”
Ihamo isn't the only one who has
learned from Javed in her time here. “Nida
is very open to viewing the American cul-ture
and is really good at explaining hers.
She is willing to talk to you about differ-ent
issues and help you better understand
her culture,” said Erin Johnson, a senior
communications major from Joliet, Mont.
Javed will be giving a presentation to
the Carroll community some time after
spring break. Javed encourages the Carroll
community to come and learn about her
culture and answer as many questions as
she can.
Anne Duletski
Staff Writer
Dr. Jonathan Matthews
Nida Javed
“When I first
came to Helena
it was a really big
culture change."
Nida Javed
senior
business
Lahore, Pakistan
Professor Jonathan Matthews
Courses taught:
Alpha Seminar, Elementary
Science & Social Studies,
Art Education in Elementary
School, Secondary Social Studies
5 Spotlights Thursday, March 27, 2014
Alaskan Waldorf is man of many talents
The lights dim and the beat bumps.
Panda Party is in the house.
Not many students enter college with a
resume like Trevor Waldorf’s. At 18 years
old Waldorf owns two small businesses,
produces his own music, attends college
full-time, wins debate tournaments on
the weekends, and, also, is known to disc
jockey a mean dance party.
Waldorf, a first year student from Ho-mer,
Alaska, majoring in computer infor-mation
systems, wasn’t always this way.
“I’ve been called lazy, because I was,”
said Waldorf when asked about his past.
“I was working towards certain world re-cords
in video games and doing DJ work
for fun on the side. I was quiet, nerdy and
an introvert to the extreme. I showered,
that was good. And crocks, every day,
crocks.”
This is not the same person that people
meet today.
“Without question, he is one of my best
students,” said Jeff Wald, a web designer
and teacher with Carroll for eight years.
“He is confident and well-spoken, while
looking me in the eyes when addressing
him, which speaks volumes about him.
He seems to be a very balanced individ-ual.”
Waldorf joined the forensics team
at Carroll and was partnered with Ian
Hollander, a first year student from Liv-ingston,
Mont. majoring in international
relations and philosophy.
“Trevor taught me that it’s OK to be
goofy sometimes,” said Hollander. “I
think he has, maybe, brought me out of
my shell a little bit.”
How did this quiet introvert become the
bold example of joy and success?
“This is gonna get weird,” Waldorf said
with a smile and flick of his hands. “I
started meditating, which is kind of bor-ing.
But through it, I realized that you can
design your life.”
It doesn’t seem weird at all, if you know
him. Okay, maybe it still does.
“He literally writes a list of new ideas
every day and goes through them hoping
that he can find one idea every week,”
said Hollander. “It’s crazy.”
Waldorf lives a very unique life, and not
just one that you can see on the surface or
in his resume. He limits his media intake,
doesn’t browse the Internet beyond sites
that help him better achieve his goals,
reads a book a week, and, most important-ly,
embraces the awkward.
“When everyone else is on their phone
or whatever, I’ll just sit there and be awk-ward,”
said Waldorf. “That is where the
ideas come and 90 percent may be bad,
but in a year I will have 500 more great
ideas.”
However, Waldorf knows that ideas
only get him part of the way. He still has
to get out and do the things those ideas
suggest. And he does. Waldorf lives his
life doing hard and awkward things be-cause
that is the kind of identity he wants
to build for himself.
So, just how does one design their life?
Use Waldorf wisdom.
“Be who you want to be,” said Waldorf.
“And if you aren’t, ask yourself, ‘What
would I do if I was who I wanted to be?’
Then do it.”
Waldorf has come a long way from the
crock-wearing nerd. And though he still
holds some video game world records,
and DJs on the weekends, he is on his way
to designing an infinite future.
“I envision big, big things ahead for
Trevor,” said Wald. “I hope to follow his
future endeavors to see what’s in store for
him."
Alaina Hull
Staff Writer
In life we run into people who help
point the way for us to go, but very sel-dom
do we find one that not only shows
us the way but says, “Come with me and
I’ll walk with you.”
Raven Dryden, a senior communica-tions
major from Missoula, is willing to
walk with you.
“She’s very humble and
is willing to reach out to oth-ers,”
said Marcie McCarvel,
a senior communications,
public relations and com-munity
health major from
Helena and a close friend of
Dryden's.
She’ll stop and ask how
your day is going and how
school is. She was willing
to listen to others and for
that we can never thank her
enough.
Dryden has had a large
impact on the communication department
and Carroll.
For the communication department,
Raven has set the bar high for others to
follow and strife for.
“Raven is an quiet leader and a grateful
student,” said Professor Brent Northup,
the communication department chair.
“She is a symbol of her major and a stands
out as positive example of what a student
should be.”
Dryden assisted Patrick Harris, the
director of student activities in creating
the leadership certificate program and has
worked in peer ministry at Carroll. She
writes for The Prospector, was a walk on
for cross-country her freshman year, and
was on the winning softball team at last
year’s softball weekend.
“Raven is a differ-ence-
maker and an authen-tic
person that is becoming
rarer to find,” said Harris.
Of course, Raven will
graduate this May and
leave a hole in those whom
spent time with her. How-ever,
she has left behind
a mini legacy that will
continue to impact Carroll
for a long time.
“Carroll is a better place
because of her actions and
love,” said Harris.
After graduation, Raven
hopes to help foster connections between
people. She would prefer a job that
allows her to help others heal through
story-telling.
“Her values will insist that service be
a portion of her career,” said Northup.
“She will make a difference and will have
multiple options.”
Raven had some advice for the students
of Carroll.
“Don’t be who you think [others] want
you to be,” she said. “It’s best to serve
others and be who God is calling you to
be.”
Dryden leaves impact on community
Jared Smith
Staff Writer
Alex Street will join Carroll’s politi-cal
science department beginning with
the fall 2014 semester.
Street is originally from England and
was granted his doctorate in political
science from the University of Califor-nia,
Berkley in 2011.
Carroll’s political science department
placed an ad for a new position last fall
and began reviewing applications in
October.
“The college supported the search in
order to strengthen the political science
department and service a growing
major,” said Bill Parsons, chair of the
department. “It was a very competitive
search and attracted top candidates
from across the country.”
After receiving 89 applications, the
department hired Street specifically
to teach two sections of comparative
politics.
Additionally, Street will teach a
course on political campaigns and
elections.
Parsons has taught the comparative
course for the past seven years. Howev-er,
as the major grew in popularity the
department felt it needed an expert in
comparative politics.
Parsons is confident that Street will
add to the department.
“I’m thrilled he agreed to come,” said
Parsons. “He has a diverse teaching
background and will be a great addition
to the department.”
Jeremy Johnson of the political
science department also expressed his
enthusiasm.
"I am
extremely
excited to
welcome Dr.
Street,” said
Johnson. “I
know he will
be an asset to
the department
and to the
college.”
Street’s most
recent position
is in Göttingen, Germany, where he
has been teaching at the Max Planck
Institute for the Study of Religious and
Ethnic Diversity. He has focused much
of his research on immigration and
citizenship.
“I can’t wait to begin my journey
at Carroll,” said Street. “It’s an hon-or
to join such a fine department and
school.”
Street will be joined at Carroll by
his wife, Eleanor Blitzer, who also
received a doctorate from Berkeley.
Beginning with the fall 2014 semester,
she will teach a biology course.
Political
Science Dept.
welcomes new
professor
Jay Bouchard
Lead Columnist
Raven Dryden
Trevor Waldorf
“Raven is a
difference-maker
and an authentic
person that is
becoming rarer to
find."
Patrick Harris
director of student activites
“He will be a
great addition
to the
department."
Bill Parsons
political science
department chair
Dr. Alex Street
Campus 6 Thursday, March 27, 2014
Montana Dental Outreach heads to Argentina for break
Carroll students and faculty members
took part in Headlights immersion trips
during spring break, focusing their ener-gies
on social justice rather than simply
being social.
On Saturday, March 1, three groups of
students and faculty traveled out of state
to work with religious communities serv-ing
the poor.
Tessa Berg, a senior education major
from Missoula, spent her week in Denver
with eight other Carroll students.
“There was laughter, joy, love, sorrow,
and peace and I would not trade a second
of this trip for time on a beach,” said Berg.
Denver students stayed with the com-munity
of the Beatitudes and worked with
the volunteer organization Christ in the
City. While serving the poor and home-less,
they explored the structural injustices
that exist in the lives of the poor.
“The roots of Headlights is moving to
the marginalized and standing in solidar-ity
with them,” said Dan Thies, associate
director of campus ministry with Carroll
for two years.
The Kansas City, Mo., group of six,
changed plans due to winter weather and
served in Golden, Colo., cleaning and
repairing a summer camp facility in the
mountains.
One group of eight students traveled to
Rochester, N.Y., to work with the Sisters
of St. Joseph. They helped in a soup
kitchen, foster home, school, and commu-nity
center, and learned about the work
that is done.
“Headlights is a really unique expe-rience
where you can serve others, be
immersed in a new culture, and grow
closer with the Carroll community at
the same time,” said Berg. “I encourage
every Carroll student to look into going
on a Headlights trip before they graduate.
Trust me, from five trips of experience,
you won’t regret it.”
To read more about the personal expe-riences
of students who participated in
one of these trips, long onto the blog at
Carrollheadlights.org.
Headlights provides
variety of service
Alaina Hull
Staff Writer
The Carroll College chapter of the
College Christian Fellowship had another
year of successful service trips.
Every year CCF takes students on
service trips to destinations inside and
outside the state of Montana.
“The purpose of these service trips is
to get a bigger perspective than our small
life at Carroll,” said Nick Petrusha, the di-rector
of the Carroll CCF chapter. “There
are lots of people in need very close to
where we are.”
This year, over 25 students served in
a variety of locations, including Libby,
Mont., Las Vegas, Orem, Utah, and the
Crow Agency Reservation located in
Montana.
The trip to Utah Valley University in
Orem, Utah was led by Haley Feuerstein,
a Carroll alum.
“We did a few things on the trip,”
said Dustin Rinker, a senior majoring in
business administration. “UVU started a
campus ministry and we helped them keep
it going. We also did events on campus
and met students.”
Service trips have been made through
CCF for the past three years. CCF has
sent students to China twice, as well as on
a similar trip to Utah last year.
“It was more of a mission trip to share
Christ with people who didn’t know him
and were curious,” said Rinker. “We went
so we could make friends.”
CCF trips give students
perspective on the world
Senior Raven Dryden educates the children of Coranzuli, Argentia on proper
dental care. Dryden was one of six Carroll students who went to Argentina
over spring break with the Montana Dental Outreach Team.
Photo courtesy of Raven Dryden
Jacob Babcock
Staff Writer
Over spring break, six Carroll students
traveled to and served in a small village in
Argentina with the Montana Dental Out-reach
Team. The group consisted of three
seniors and three sophomores. Dr. Robert
Bartoletti, a dentist from Sheridan, Mont.,
led the service trip.
After driving to Salt Lake City, taking
3 flights, and driving some more, the
group arrived at its service destination of
Coranzuli, a “tiny village of no more than
300,” described Raven Dryden, a senior
from Missoula.
Coranzuli is situated at an elevation of
13,000 ft. in the middle of nowhere. “Lit-erally,
you feel like you’re in the middle
of nowhere,” said Dryden noting that her
statement was coming from a Montanan
even.
The team of students and health care
providers set up a clinic in the small com-munity.
From drills and suction equip-ment,
to toothbrushes and antibacterial
wipes, the group brought everything they
used in the clinic.
“We had logged cases full of equip-ment
through three airports, past loads
of security, and customs, and set it all up
into a functioning sterilized dental clinic,”
described Dryden.
The goal of the trip was to provide
dental health care to a rural population in
the mountains of Argentina, as well as ed-ucate
the Argentinians about oral hygiene
and care. The group accomplished that
goal and experienced much more.
“I learned a lot from this experience,”
shared senior Bridget McIntyre. “It fur-ther
instilled my appreciation for all that
I have, especially the ability to go to the
dentist twice a year for cleanings,” added
the health science and community health
major from Buffalo, Wyo.
Dryden commented on all of the con-nections
that were made while on the trip.
The students were strangers to each other
at the beginning of the spring break excur-sion,
but grew together by the end.
“We dropped boundaries quickly,”
said Dryden. “We were each surprised at
how quickly we came together as a unit,”
added Dryden.
Connections with doctors and commu-nity
members were seen throughout their
time there as well. Dryden shared a story
of a connection she shared with a particu-lar
patient and her family.
Dryden is in her fourth semester of
Spanish acquisition courses at Carroll and
was able to “get around pretty well.” The
communication major add-ed
that she “really, really
tried” to converse with the
locals.
“You can’t hesitate…
you have to be confident
and just go for it,” asserts
Dryden. “So often we’re
trying to be good and per-fect
and I think we miss
out on a lot.”
Dryden was able to con-nect
with people through
her mistakes and share
something even more
special: laughter. Dryden
described the laughter
as a bonding experience that helped
break down cultural boundaries. “You
don’t need a language for laughter,” said
Dryden with a smile.
As shown by the differing majors be-tween
McIntyre and Dryden, service trips
with the Montana Dental Outreach Team
are open to all majors. During Dryden’s
phone interview for the trip, Bartoletti
stated he didn’t care what her major was,
“all that he cared about was if I had a ‘ma-jor
in compassion,’” stated Dryden.
Whether or not the students were
considering a career in the medical field,
they did gain some medical experience.
McIntyre said, “we all tried to rotate jobs,
but mostly I worked with Dr. Bartolet-ti,
who was responsible for fillings and
pulling teeth.”
Dryden said her main job was work-ing
with people after they
received the necessary dental
care. “I would sit down
with them on a bucket in the
hallway and paint their teeth
with a fluoride varnish.” She
added that she would also
talk to the patients, educate
them about dental health, and
give toothbrushes to them
and each member of their
family.
The crew of students and
doctors worked three long
days from 8 a.m. – 9p.m. The
workday included a 3-hour
break in the afternoon so the
town could shut off the generator that ran
the entire village’s electricity.
The work was described as “hard but
invigorating” by Dryden.
“It’s all about the heart and compassion
for others, and in the end, getting to see
that was really cool,” shared Dryden. “It
doesn’t matter where you come from,
there is something you can give,” she
concluded.
For more information about Montana
Dental Outreach Teams and upcoming
trips to apply for, visit www.montanaden-taloutreachteams.
com.
Nate Kavanagh
Co-Editor
The six Carroll students who traveled to Argentina are picitured with mem-bers
of the Montana Dental Outreach Team and a local dentist and her family.
Photo courtesy of Raven Dryden
“It doesn't matter
where you come
from, there is
something you
can give."
Raven Dryden
senior
Missoula
Communication studies
Thursday, March 27, 2014 Campus 7
Campus History
A different front line established nurs-ing
at Carroll College; the front line of
World War II.
“To serve your country, in war and
peace, become a nurse,” read a brochure
from the Sisters of Charity of Leaven-worth
who established a Montana nursing
school in 1943 that combined with Catho-lic
hospitals in Billings, Butte and Helena
to educate young women.
Congress allotted $3.5 million dollars
for nursing education from 1942-1943.
In 1946 the sisters joined their cur-riculum
with Carroll College to create a
department of nursing education. The
nursing students that fall were the first
women to set foot on campus as students.
For two semesters the women took classes
at Carroll then partic-ipated
in a 30 month
clinical experience at
the conclusion of which
they could be certified
as registered nurses. To
complete a bachelors
degree the women had
the option to return
to campus for three
additional semesters of
study.
Advances in medicine
in the 1960s changed
the fabric of American
society. The population
grew and life expectancy increased put-ting
more demands on nurses. This lead
to new legislation in congress.
The Nurse Training Act of 1964 signed
by President Lyndon B. Johnson changed
the emphasis of nursing education from
a focus on hospital ward management to
caring for each patient as an individual.
By 1970 the program established by the
Sisters of Charity could no longer meet
the nations need for more qualified nurses.
“It was vital to the agenda of the nation
to increase the number of baccalaureate
grads,” said Elison. Prior to the legisla-tion
Carroll nursing students could receive
a bachelors degree, however the program
was not a baccalaureate program.
A subsequent act, the Nurses Training
Act of 1971, provided the funding for
Carroll to establish a four-year baccalau-reate
nursing program. The first women
began classes fall of 1973.
It is this beginning, this new founding,
that the Carroll community celebrates this
spring: the 40th anniversary of the bacca-laureate
nursing program.
“The baccalaureate prepared nurse
comes from the humanities, we are not
just skills, we are really about big picture
thinking and providing holistic care,” said
Elison.
Holistic health care is a system of com-prehensive
patient care that considers the
physical, emotional, social, economic and
spiritual needs of the person defined by
Mosby’s Medical Dictionary.
“It is about the person as a whole, all
the aspects of a person’s life,” said Young.
“Nurses are very task oriented but it’s not
all about learning the task.”
A poster in the hallway of the nursing
department puts holistic care in perspec-tive:
Treat the patient as a whole, not just
the hole in the patient.
The fourth floor of Simperman Hall
where the nursing department is located
is painted a warm gold with comforting
green accents.
“Nurses live the liberal arts,” states an
anonymous quotation pasted onto the wall
in black lettering.
That is what sets a baccalaureate degree
apart, fulfilling common CORE require-ments
and nursing courses.
“It all comes together, it takes this
entire campus to educate a baccalaureate
prepared nurse,” said Elison who added
she was grateful to her colleagues in each
department for the support and instruction
they provide the students.
The nursing floor stands in contrast
to the rest of the sterile science building
known for the smell of formaldehyde
on Thursday afternoons. Inspirational
messages line the walls of the department.
A “hospitality cart” sits outside Elison’s
office where students can make a cup of
tea in a ceramic mug and grab a snack
or a throat lozenge. On a closet door in
the hallway nursing students have posted
sticky-notes of dreams they hope to
accomplish before they die; some read: go
to paris … swim with dolphins … own a
llama … fall in love.
“The reintroduction [of the
program] had a significant
impact on the student make-up
of the school,” said professor
emeritus Dr. Robert Swartout.
“It opened up the sciences to
women.”
Carroll began enrolling wom-en
on an equal status with men
in 1952. Before the baccalaure-ate
nursing program it was rare
for a female student to graduate
in the sciences.
Swartout continued, “Nurs-ing
opened the doors to that
possibility.”
“We all had to be flexible,” said Young
of the early years of the program. The
nursing instructors had to adjust to new
accreditation standards and expectations
of a baccalaureate degree.
When the anatomy and physiology
class was full Young and her twin sister,
also in the nursing program at the time,
were placed in the zoology class taught by
Reverend Jeremiah Sullivan, an associate
history professor. Sullivan tutored the
sisters for two hours every Tuesday after-noon
in the subject. He brought an orange
Shasta pop for them every week. They
both earned an “A” in the course.
“[Carroll] loaded up my toolbox to
go wherever I wanted to,” said Young.
“Carroll gave me that confidence and
reinforced that you can do anything you
set your mind to and to look at challenges
as opportunities.”
Since graduating from Carroll Young
has never been without a job. Both she
and her twin sister have lived in various
cities across the United States working as
nurses.
“Carroll apps. [appli-cations]
always surface
to the top,” Young said
recounting what a local
hospital human resource
employee had told her
recently.
“The nursing program
as it exists today has
helped to put Carroll aca-demics
on the national and
regional map,” Swartout
said.
From afar we know
them, the people in eggplant scrubs tra-versing
over campus.
They compare cumulonimbus clouds
to thoracic vertebrae, stare at the veins in
your forearm searching for IV potential
and carry nursing textbooks like small
children – because that is about what the
1,003 page books weigh.
They are our peers that give us flu-shots.
They are our classmates that help
deliver babies on Tuesday mornings.
By graduation a Carroll nursing student
has logged 780 clinical hours.
Clinical rotations are the “kernel of the
program,” according to Elison. It is how
nursing majors put the liberal arts into
practice.
“Not a lot of people realize all a nurse
does,” said Whitney Bauer, a senior nurs-ing
major from Coeur d’Alene.
Bauer in her senior year has been
through each clinical rotation in the
program including work at Shodair
Children’s Hospital, the
VA Medical Center and
Community Hospital in
Missoula.
“The one thing that
remained constant [in
each clinical rotation] is
the idea of how blessed
I am to take care of
someone in such a
vulnerable state,” said
Bauer.
This past fall Bauer
was in the midst of car-ing
for a paralyzed tod-dler
who had been brought to the hospital
on life-flight. “Is she gonna be okay?” the
child’s father asked Bauer.
“I wanted to say yes so badly, but I
couldn’t say yes because I didn’t know
yes,” said Bauer whose voice illustrated
the taxing experience.
“The words came,” Bauer said. In the
moment she was able to explain that the
hospital team was doing everything they
could to help the child.
Clinical hours are sandwiched in the
week, they walk a balance beam between
college life under a load of credits and the
demands at a hospital where lives are in
their hands.
Though weeks from graduation Bauer
remains in awe that someone can put so
much trust in her, “Just because I have
nurse on my badge.”
“Carroll really builds leaders,” Young
said. The perspective of the faculty is
future-oriented and Young said they see
the nursing program as a stepping-stone to
a professional career.
The nursing department has invited all
nursing alumni to campus April 4-5 for a
nursing reunion to commemorate the anni-versary.
Events include dinner and a mul-timedia
presentation on Friday followed
by “Love in Action,” a one-woman show
by Pippa White. On Saturday participants
may attend a light breakfast, nursing lab
tour, hand-blessing ceremony and high-tea
event. Alumni who studied in the Sisters
of Charity program are also welcome to
attend. Online registration and payment
options are available at www.carroll.edu/
alumni.
“Being in the baccalaureate nursing pro-gram
at Carroll means having the opportu-nity
to learn to become the best nurse that
we are each capable of becoming,” said
junior Megan Planck, of Moscow, Idaho
after returning from a 12-hour clinical at
the VA hospital last Thursday. “We are
challenged to think about the impending
medical situation of our patients but also
care for them in a way that restores their
being as a whole and gives them hope and
encouragement in times when needing
medical care can be stressful due to the
unknown.”
“...it takes this
entire campus
to educate a
baccalaureate
prepared nurse."
Dr. Jennifer Elison
nursing department chair
“The nursing program
as it exists today has
helped to put Carroll
academics on the
national and regional
map."
Dr. Robert Swartout
emeritus professor of history
Nursing
Department
Continued from front page
927 graduates have come from the nursing department since it's beginning
as a baccalaureate program in 1973. The top picture is students from 2010,
while the bottom is from 1982. Photos courtesy of Carroll College
8 Thursday, March 27, 2014
Team-oriented champs reflect on national titles
Junior Connor Hausauer was the recipient of the 2013 Service Award, as well
as the team's top ranked player last Fall. Photo by Grant Hanson
Sports
Zane Clark
Staff Writer
After the NAIA Indoor Track National
Championships over spring break, Carroll
came home with two champions. Junior
Rhianna Grossman of Coeur d’Alene,
Idaho and senior Easton Padden of Laurel,
Mont. both left Ohio after a break full of
accomplishment and support.
In the days approaching Nationals,
Grossman didn’t let the looming meet
overshadow her hopes.
“At practice and all the meets I tried to
treat it like I was at Nationals. With this
mindset, it makes Nationals seem like it
isn’t as scary, and allows me to make it
easier to focus,” Grossman confessed. “I
tried to keep it small and to treat my race
like any other race. Also I kept reminding
myself that I was supposed to be there,
and that I could compete at this level and
be successful.”
During her 3000m race, Grossman was
overwhelmed and encouraged by the noise
from her friends and teammates. With a
winning time of 9:48, Grossman won by
11.5 seconds.
“I was able to hear all of my teammates
in the stands cheering for me, which was
very cool.” Grossman recalled, “With
the stands being so loud my adrenaline
increased tremendously, which gave me
more confidence to perform well.”
Defending his third national title,
Padden achieved a clearance of 16ft,
8.75in. Of the event, Padden says “The
atmosphere was very intense. There was
a lot of noise during the competition and
tons of congratulations after. I am very
lucky to have such an incredible support
group through my friends, family, and
teammates.”
While achieving their personal bests,
both Grossman and Padden remain loyal
to their team. Although most of the track
events are individual, the athletes maintain
a strong sense of teamwork and support
for each other.
“They all worked hard and gave their
best performance.” Grossman added,
“Being on a team like this proves that we
are more than team, we are a family and
families are there for each other no matter
what.”
After cheering his teammates on from
the stands at multiple meets, Padden is
also committed to leaving behind a strong
work ethic for his teammates.
“I strive to have a positive impact on
my teammates and those around me.” said
the sociology major said. “I hope I can
continue to motivate those around me and
push my teammates to maximize their
potential.”
Both athletes have outlooks that go be-yond
college sports. While practicing and
competing, all student athletes are here
for an education too. Sports may be a fun
and healthy pastime, but Grossman and
Padden have bigger goals in mind.
“My main thing I strive to get out of life
is to be a well-rounded person,” Grossman
stated. “I find it important to work well
with others, give people respect, and to
think beyond just yourself.”
Overall, these champions remain grate-ful
for all the support and coaching they
have received over the years and through-out
this season. The many lessons learned
through these experiences and accom-plishments
have already impacted the way
these athletes live their lives.
“With the combination of the athletes
at Nationals and those who were at home,
there was so much support and dedication
to being there for each athlete competing,”
Grossman said. “Our saying on the team
is 'Be There,' which is a phrase I live by. It
can be used in every aspect of your life.”
In the fall, the golf team finished strong
in its tournaments and a service award
was given to one of the team’s most valu-able
players.
Connor Hausauer, a junior from Mis-soula
majoring in education, was selected
as a Service Award winner for 2013. His
dedication on the course paid off, and he
finished as the team’s top-ranked player.
Bennett MacIntyre, the Saint’s golf
coach knew Hausauer had it in him.
“Connor cares about people and is
usually putting others before himself …
he is a great example of what being a stu-dent-
athlete is all about,” MacIntyre said.
The last tournament that the Saints Golf
Team played in was the University of
Great Falls Invite in October. Finishing
in second (318-310—628), the men were
pleased to end the fall season strong.
Michael Lavin, a sophomore majoring
in health science who finished (83-80—
163) at the last match, was pleased with
the fall season ending.
“I could have played a bit better, but
I was pretty happy with how the team end-ed
up,” said Lavin.
The next match for the men and wom-en’s
Saint’s Golf Team will be the Lewis
Clark State College Invitational in Lewis-ton,
Idaho April 14-15.
Golfers gearing up for spring season
with confidence after successful fall
Jessica Salmassian
Staff Writer
Rhianna Grossman (left) won the 3000m by 11 seconds at the NAIA National Indoor Meet. Easton Padden (right) won
his third national title with a clearance of 16 ft, 8.75 in. The photo aboves proves he can soar even higher.
Photo by Mark Planck Photo courtesy of Carroll College Athletics
A graduate of the University of Mon-tana,
Jackson earned his bachelors de-gree
in health and human performance.
Parker is very pleased with the hire
of Jackson and praised the search com-mittee
for bringing in such high caliber
candidates. The committee was led
by head volleyball coach Moe Boyle,
who has softball coaching experience
herself.
Parker was also very thankful to
the Carroll community for its sup-port
during the exhaustive search for
softball and men’s soccer coaches. The
campus hosted 8 coaching candidates
last week between the two sports.
“This was a great commitment from
the campus,” said Parker. “I’m proud
about how everyone stepped up to help
us.”
As of press time, the announcement
of Carroll’s first men’s soccer coach has
not been made.
Softball
Coach
continued from front page
Thursday, March 27, 2014 9
Taylor awarded Frontier Conference honor
Sports
Had anyone been Facebook friends a
year ago with Carroll College’s newest
young star, Zach Taylor, they would have
seen a video of a high school basketball
player throwing down a monster alley-oop
at a home Cedarcrest High School bas-ketball
game. They probably never would
have guessed that this talented young
man would be the starting point guard for
the Saints, less than a year later. The true
freshman has already begun to turn heads
not only on the campus, but also in the
Frontier Conference, as the winner of the
conference freshman of the year award.
The freshman health science major from
Duvall, Wash. just completed his first
season as a Saint. He did so in impressive
fashion, averaging 13.3 points per game,
the most by a freshman in the Frontier
Conference. It is fair to say that the Saints
are very happy with Taylor’s decision to
attend Carroll.
“Carroll just had everything I wanted: it
just fit with academics and the town, and
the fact that I got to continue to play bas-ketball
was just awesome,” said Taylor.
Taylor stands at 6 feet tall, and found
himself successful at the point guard
position in the 2014 season. Upon arriving
this past summer for his first practices as a
Saint, Taylor discovered his role quickly.
“I knew I was going to be getting min-utes
early on, but after the first few games
it became clear that I was going to be
getting a lot of minutes,” said Taylor.
He was right; Taylor went onto start
every game this season at guard.
Much of Taylor’s success came from
quick drives to the basket for easy lay-ups
through intimidating lanes of defenders,
along with solid range behind the three-point
line.
Taylor’s senior teammate, Dennis
Mikelonis, from Boise, Idaho, was very
impressed by the freshman’s play this
season.
“Obviously he is a very talented play-er,”
said Mikelonis. “We knew he was
going to be, but the fact that he can go out
and efficiently play 30 minutes of solid
basketball as a freshman is impressive in
itself.”
While his older teammates appreciated
Taylor's presence on the team this season,
it is fair to say he appreciated them even
more.
“Guys like Dennis, Nick [Jones], and
Chris [McGrath], really welcomed me
in. They recognized we would need each
other this season and they always had my
back,” said Taylor of his older teammates.
It is clear that these relationships flour-ished
this past season, as Taylor was able
to piece together one of the most impres-sive
freshman seasons in the conference.
“He most definitely should win confer-ence
freshman of the year, in my opinion,”
said Mikelonis.
The soft-spoken Taylor is not awfully
outspoken about his success, but when
asked about his success thus far he
cracked a small smile beneath the impres-sive
mustache he had grown throughout
the season.
“I’m happy about what I did this
season,” he said, “and to win that award
would be an honor because there’s a lot of
good freshmen in the league.”
It was not long before Taylor quickly
reverted back to what was really on his
mind.
“What matters though is that we missed
the conference tourney this year, and next
year we will definitely have tools to make
some noise in the conference and maybe
make the national tourney. The team’s
obviously what really matters.”
Taylor’s game on the court is as respect-able
as his demeanor off of the court. The
freshman looks forward to the seasons
ahead, and the Saints are lucky to have
him for the next three years of basketball.
“Obviously everyone can improve,”
said Taylor, “and I plan on doing so.”
Joe Stoutt
Staff Writer
Beaugh Meyer proves worth the wait
After three years out of the game, there
is no doubt that freshman Beaugh Meyer’s
still got it.
A graduate from Capital High School
in Boise, Idaho, Meyer is no stranger to
competition. His senior year, he competed
in football, wrestling, track, water polo
and rugby.
“I didn’t really have a favorite sport
in high school,” said Meyer. “I just like
being competitive.”
During his final year in high school,
Meyer was the state champion shot put
thrower in Idaho. He also was the wres-tling
state champion in his weight class.
During his senior year, many Division
I schools were recruiting Meyer to play
football or compete in track and field. But
never both. Unfortunately, many of these
opportunities collapsed by Meyer’s deci-sion
to go on a two-year mission through
the Church of Christ of Latter-day Saints.
During his recruitment, he knew he would
be gone for three years. Meyer made all of
the coaches aware of this.
“Many of the interested schools were
not very fond of my mission,” Meyer
said. “Unfortunately, this ruined a lot of
opportunities.”
Through all of this, Meyer knew there
was only one thing he could do. His
mission was optional, but he had always
planned on going. Upon leaving for his
mission, Meyer had faith that everything
would eventually work out.
Meyer sparked the interest of the Car-roll
football staff during his high school
career in Boise.
“Beaugh was very explosive and very
strong. He threw the shot put 59 feet 11
inches in high school which is outstand-ing,”
said head football coach Mike Van
Diest. “Beaugh showed this same explo-siveness
on the football field.”
Three years later, Beaugh Meyer is an
outstanding student and two-sport athlete
at Carroll.
Meyer said that the coaches and the
Carroll community always made him feel
like it would be a privilege to have him.
“All of the other schools made it seem
like I should be privileged to come there,”
he said. “But Carroll wasn’t like that.”
The fact that Carroll would allow him
to play football and compete in track also
helped Meyer make his decision to come
to Carroll.
Despite all the hard work, Meyer has
adjusted well to Carroll as a student and
an athlete. Establishing studying skills for
both his classes and football was the hard-est
adaptation he had to make. Beaugh
had already lived away from home for
three years, so he wasn’t faced with that
challenge that many freshman are.
“Coming in, Beaugh was very mature
and not your typical freshman. That really
helped him succeed on the field during
his first season,” said Van Diest. “I was
very impressed by how much he improved
during the second half of the season.”
Meyer showed success both on the foot-ball
field and in track competitions.
“Beaugh has had such a terrific year,
qualifying for nationals in shot put and
playing for us last fall. Knowing his great
work ethic and competitive nature, I see
him continuing to be a key defensive play-er,”
said Van Diest.
Meyer’s enthusiastic and explosive per-sonality
is also evident to his teammates.
“The great thing about having Beaugh
on the team is his care-free demeanor
that seems to calm everybody down.”
Said Hugh Pratt, fellow thrower. “It
keeps everybody loose and wanting to
throw far. Obviously, he came in and
made an immediate impact because of his
strength. Therefore, he has helped push a
lot of us to become farther throwers.”
Balancing his schoolwork and athlet-ic
schedule hasn’t become an issue for
Meyer. He graduated high school with a
4.0 and has continued the tradition of his
studies at Carroll.
“I honestly don’t know how I work it
out,” Meyer said. “Everything just seems
to fall into place. Being super worried and
stressed out only makes it worse.”
Coach Van Diest agrees that Meyer has
been very successful in this balancing act.
“The most important thing to any
athlete is competition. I don’t see Beaugh
taking a step back in football at all,” said
Van Diest.
Meyer has no regrets regarding his
decision to be a two-sport athlete at
Carroll. At nationals, he threw a personal
best 54 feet 11 inches. Meyer also became
an All-American shot put thrower at the
competition.
“Even though it is taking a lot of hard
work, I am happy with the choice I made
to come to Carroll,” Meyer said. “My goal
all year was to become All-American and
I am happy that I accomplished that at
nationals. I know I have three more great
years to look forward to.”
Kacey Gollehon
Staff Writer
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Freshman Zach Taylor won the Fron-tier's
Freshman of the Year award.
Photo by Gary Marshall
10 Thursday, March 27, 2014 Campus
Join the Club:Running Club
Sophomore Sarah Landström and freshman McKala Wolf were just two run-ning
club members who participated in the Snow Joke half marathon race in
Seeley Lake, Mont. in February.
How do you start your day? Do you
reach for a glass of water, or turn on the
tap to wash your face? Hopefully you
shower, if not daily then at the very least
you do so on a regular basis. Maybe you
work out by swimming, or you enjoy
water sports in general.
Run for the Well of It, a charity run tak-ing
place at Carroll College, is a fundrais-er
looking to help those in less fortunate
areas of the world. The 5K charity run
will be held on Saturday, April 5th, at 10
a.m. Participants will take off from the
PE center and run a loop ending at Nelson
Stadium. The cost to participate is $15
before April 5 and $20 on race day, and
includes a T-shirt. Individuals can register
at http://runforthewellofit.com/home.html.
The team leaders, Caroline Cardenas
and Shelby Kramer, decided to partner
with Lifewater to raise funds and build
wells after seeing for themselves the dam-age
caused by a lack of clean water during
volunteer trips to Argentina, Mexico, and
Jamaica.
We are incredibly lucky to have the
privilege of having access to each and ev-ery
one of these things whenever we want,
all year round, usually at little cost. Most
of the rest of the world doesn’t have that
chance. According to the international or-ganization
Lifewater, “Nearly 800 million
people worldwide do not have safe water,
and 2.5 billion people lack adequate sani-tation.
Children die every 20 seconds due
to … water-borne diseases.”
Here in the U.S., it’s hard to wrap our
minds around the idea that we might have
to walk hundreds of miles for a simple jug
of dirty water. We are a wealthy enough
country that you can find taps and clean,
safe water pretty much anywhere you go.
Let’s face it, finding fresh water isn’t one
of our daily concerns. Sadly, that can’t be
said for the rest of the world.
More than simply building wells for
easy, safe access to water, Run for the
Well of it and Lifewater aim to provide
people in poor areas with better education,
restore a sense of hope to often desperate
situations, help stabilize countries at war,
and prevent unnecessary deaths while
spreading the Gospel. When asked why
they chose Lifewater as a charity, Kramer
and Cardenas pointed out that not only has
the organization been incredibly success-ful
since their founding in 1969, but they
also “uplift people spiritually.”
Not a runner? There are many volunteer
and donation opportunities on featured
their website, Runforthewellofit.com.
Volunteers who sign up before April 5 will
also receive a $5 discount and a t-shirt in
time for the run.
If you’re looking for an opportunity to
give back, Run For the Well of It is the
perfect way to do so.
Last month a group of Carroll College
foot-racers took to the starting line in
Seeley Lake, Mont on Feb. 22, mentally
preparing for the half marathon known as
Snow Joke.
The group of Carroll students was no
track team, or any other athletic team, but
known as Carroll’s Running Club.
Snow Joke was the largest event the
Running Club participated in this se-mester,
and were greeted with daunting
conditions. As the name suggests, much of
Snow Jokes’ 13.1 miles were covered with
packed down snow. However, this wasn’t
enough to stop more than 20 Carroll stu-dents
from finishing the half marathon.
Sophomore club member and education
major Sarah Landström has completed
the half marathon twice in two years with
Running Club.
“It was awesome to finish a half mar-athon,
but going and running 13.1 miles
with a group of people makes for some
great bonding time,” said Landström.
Running Club members not only spends
time together during official races, but
plenty of time training with one another
as well.
“Running together is great, especially
because everyone’s at different levels and
everybody feel comfortable. There’s slow
groups and fast groups,” said Landström.
Running Club is growing at Carroll and
has more than 30 members. While train-ing,
the group runs on average approxi-mately
four miles. The club participates in
multiple public runs each year, including
Snow Joke and Hope for Haiti during
the fall semester of 2013. Running Club
has participated in both of these races for
several years.
Despite large number of former athletes,
Running Club remains a relaxed, safe
group who only wish to pursue their pas-sion
of running and a healthy lifestyle.
”Running Club is a great group for
people who love running, but don’t want
to necessarily compete,” said second-year
club member and sophomore environ-mental
policy major Amy Howard from
Vancouver, Wash.
“It’s just a group that loves running, and
it makes for a fantastic little community,”
said Howard. “After Snow Joke, we are
all very proud of ourselves.”
Charlotte Meert
Staff Writer
Carroll College has welcomed Karin
Olsen to the staff as vice president of
philanthropy.
Olsen comes to Carroll from the North
Valley Hospital in Whitefish, Mont.,
where she served as the executive director.
Olsen has more than 30 years of expe-rience
in raising funds, management and
business operations. Carroll President,
Thomas Evans expressed excitement at
adding Olsen to the Team.
“Her extensive development back-ground,
coupled with a strong foundation
in Catholic education, makes her an
excellent choice to lead Carroll’s efforts in
moving the institution forward,” he said.
This position oversees the Office of In-stitutional
Advancement. Richard Ortega
left the position in 2011 and Tom McCa-rvel
has been filling in since.
Olsen has an extensive history of
philanthropy. She worked as assistant
dean of development, alumni relations and
career services at Gonzaga School of Law.
She also has been employed at two large
research universities. Gifts amounting to
as much as $30 million have been brought
in by Olsen.
Olsen said arriving at Carroll was like
coming home.
“It shows the tradition of Catholic faith,
with a long history ensuring a culture that
provides for the common good,” she said.
“I attended a Catholic college and love
the tradition and mission of educating the
whole person, mind, body, and spirit. I am
excited to join the Carroll College family
and continue the important work of build-ing
Carroll’s future with Dr. Evans, our
Board of Trustees and the entire advance-ment
team.”
Olsen has lived half her life in the
United States and is a native of Canada.
She loves the outdoors and spending time
with family and friends. Olsen and her
husband, Ted, have two children and one
grandchild.
Olsen is first vice president of philanthropy
Kacey Gollehon
Staff Writer
Joe Stoutt
Staff Writer
Karen Olsen
"Run For the Well of It" brings awareness
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Where: PE Center
When: 10 a.m. April 5
Cost:
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$20 on April 5
Includes a T-shirt!
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Every Monday, New Horizons meet
at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church to
practice band music.
However, this isn’t a typical band. New
Horizons is made up of 58 members in a
variety of ages, mainly retirees who took
up instruments after not playing for years.
Standing out among the older players is
Tony Rosales, a senior from Great Falls
majoring in chemistry, who plays the
alto-saxophone for New Horizons.
“I’m into music and New Horizons
provides me an opportunity to play other
styles of music that are not offered at Car-roll,”
said Rosales. “They have a variety
of music from marching band to swing
and jazz.”
Nancy Trudell, a co-director of New
Horizons is thrilled having Rosales work-ing
with them.
“Tony’s been absolutely great for us
and he will even have a solo in our next
concert in April,” said Trudell.
New Horizons normally begins practic-ing
in mid-August and runs through mid-
May. During that time they perform four
times. The group provides an opportunity
for musicians between summers.
“During the summer there is the Capital
City Band and there wasn’t any kind of
band opportunities during winter,” said
Trudell.
They even perform a Christmas concert
for the Intermountain Children’s Home in
Helena.
“The children love it and they get a
chance to play the instruments after the
concert,” said Trudell.
The next concert will be April 13 at St.
Paul’s United Methodist Church. The
concert is free and the time is to be deter-mined.
“Anyone with any instrumental experi-ence,
recently started learning an instru-ment,
or just hasn’t played in a long time
are more than welcome to join New Hori-zons
no matter their age,” added Trudell.
Jared Smith
Staff Writer
Senior shares talent
with community band
Carroll College students were recently
caught submitting copyrighted material
to www.coursehero.com from fall 2013
semester. Students, faculty, and staff were
notified of the breach of the Academic
Integrity policy in an email sent by Cathy
Day, associate academic dean.
Christine Eckel, anatomy and physiol-ogy
professor, found her work published
without her consent. Coursehero is a site
that allows students to use materials for
free if they upload files from their classes
to the site.
The problem is that most of the files
that have been uploaded contain copy-righted
materials. Students are upset
because some professors have decided not
to publish their lecture materials, and this
makes it harder for students to study.
“I am no longer posting my Power-
Points for students to use,” Eckel said.
This decision has had consequences for
students' studies. “It makes studying for
her class harder when we can’t even look
at the PowerPoints” said Ashley Braae, a
junior health science major from Alber-ton,
Mont.
The problem with the website is that
people are downloading information,
PowerPoints and lecture materials that are
copyrighted. “Some of the materials come
out of the book and are then published by
a third party,” Eckel said.
There are several professors at Carroll
had their information published without
their permission.
“It just isn’t fair, I had nothing to do
with it, yet I am getting punished,” said
Braae. Many students are upset and even
outraged that they no longer have access
to PowerPoints and figures that they have
become accustomed to using to study.
Eckel is pairing with administration in
investigating which students submitted
copyrighted material to the site. She said
that once everything is removed she will
start using PowerPoints again.
Students caught
selling course material
Briar Voy
Staff Writer
First annual talent show draws record crowd
Carroll Student Activities (CSA) hosted
its first ever talent show on Thursday, Feb.
27.
Carroll’s Got Talent displayed students
showing of their skills for the whole cam-pus
to see. A variety of singing, dancing,
and comedy routines were enjoyed by
more than 350 people. The turnout marked
the largest and most successful event for
CSA this year.
Co-Director of CSA, Olivia Duletski,
was astounded by the turnout. “It was
wonderful to see so many Carroll students
in one place. I found it amazing how
well everyone supported the acts,” said
Duletski.
The sophomore biology major from
Bowman, N.D., is more than optimistic
for the second annual talent show.
“Myself, as well as CSA, hope that all
our future events are as successful,” said
Duletski.
Carroll’s Got Talent is the highest
attended event since CSA hosted Reno
911’s Cedric Yarborugh and Carlos Ala-zraqui’s
comedy show in 2013. The per-formance
garnered more than 400 Carroll
students and faculty.
Carroll’s Got Talent shined the spotlight
on two students who know how to make a
crowd laugh. Freshmen Maddie Kreslins
and Kailee Davidson took first place in the
talent show with their comedy routine.
The pair taped googly eyes to their chin
as they laid upside down while lip-sync-ing
to suggestive music.
The routine had the audience in stitches,
which rewarded the pair with a $300 cash
prize. The girls were surprised to say the
least.
“We didn’t know what to expect,” said
Davidson, an anthrozoology major from
Fort Benton, Mont., “We were just doing
it for fun really.”
Her partner had a similar reaction.
“Well I thought no one would think it
was funny at all,” said Kreslins, a psy-chology
major from Boise, Idaho. “[When
our names were called] at first I thought
they just said the names wrong. I thought I
heard it wrong.”
A baton twirling routine performed by
Maddie Parker was rewarded with second
place and a $200 cash prize. Parker, the
sophomore anthrozoology major from
Helena, dazzled audiences with her glow-in-
the-dark baton performance.
Third place and a $100 cash prize was
awarded to senior anthrozoology major,
Leslie Grant and junior anthrozoology
major Christina Leslie for their vocal
performance.
Freshmen Maddie Kreslins and Kailee Davidson took first place at the first
annual talent show with a performance that left the audience in stitches.
Photos by Matthew Nugent
Nick Jenkins
Staff Writer
Dillon Armstrong
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Believe it or not, you might be a democrat
Thursday, March 27, 2014 Music
“Trumpets”
by Jason Derulo
“#Selfie”
by The Chainsmokers
“Bad Boys”
by Zara Larsson
“Latch"
by Disclosure feat.
Sam Smith
“Ragga Bomb”
by Skrillex
“Look Away"
by lo Fang
"Hurricane"
by The Fray
“John Doe”
by B.o.B feat. Priscilla
“Red Lights"
by Tiesto
"Postcards"
by James Blunt
Kayla's Picks
Carroll grad shares journey of recovery
and hope through country music
Confused on what political
party you stand with? Don’t
worry, you can just look to
Pandora to find out for you.
Just as Facebook and Twitter advertises
your affiliated political parties latest can-didate
advertisement or political stance, so
can Pandora.
Pandora is known for advertising to its
listeners from the zip code that is provided
with registering to the website. Therefore,
this gives advertisers a chance to reach
their target audience based on the loca-tions
and events that pertain to them. For
Pandora, this deal translates to an annu-al
advertising revenue of over seventy
million.
Pandora believes that based on your
taste in music, they
can determine whether
you spend your Friday
night at the party or
in the library. Crazy
right? Well they are
even taking it a step
further. They believe
that based on your
taste in music, they can
also predict what polit-ical
stance you take.
"Listen to Bob
Marley recently? Then
Pandora assumes you're a Democrat,"
according to The Wall Street Journal
reports. Using an algorithm determined by
election results and the musical preferenc-es
of the individual users, Pandora will
introduce a new advertising service that
enables political organizations to target
listeners based on their "sense" of their
political leanings.
"Mary J. Blige and Bob Marley listeners
should expect to hear Democratic-leaning
ads, while those who jam out to country,
gospel, or New Age, then chances are
you are a Republican," according to the
article. These different genres are paired
with an advertisement that correlates with
the “standards” of the music you dig, and
according to Jack Krawczyk, Pandora's
director of production, they believe they
are about 75-80 percent accurate.
Don’t believe it? Co-Founder of the
music intelligence company Echo Nest,
Brian Whitman, found a
strong correlation between
music tastes and political
affiliations. If you were
an ultra conservative, why
would you be bothering
listening to the latest Lil
Wayne song about smoking
dope? According to this
research, chances are you
won’t.
Republicans are seen to
be using Pandora the most.
As Romney ran for office,
his campaign was advertised over Pando-ra,
reportedly more than election winner
and current president, Barack Obama.
The Romney campaign was then given
the email address of the listener of the
affiliated station, because they believed
this user was a potential supporter of the
Republican party.
Whether this is completely accurate of
your musical taste and political pairings,
or a little too big-brother for you, next
time you try to avoid the non-stop polit-ical
advertisements over the radio or TV
during election time, you may want to add
Pandora to that list.
On March 13, Carroll grad Jason De-
Shaw returned to Carroll to share his story
with a song. His talk, "Finding Serenity in
the Storm...Discovering Jason's Journey"
was hosted by Carroll College and Nami.
DeShaw, a Montana native, graduated
with a Bachelor in business and went on
to tour the US and Canada. So far, Jason
has performed in 35 states, Canada, and
in Europe. He has released five original
albums, sharing the stage with acts like
The Oakridge Boys, Emerson Drive, and
Little Big Town.
DeShaw has been writing music since
he was small, on his family’s ranch in
Plentywood, and his life seemed to be
blessed indeed. Then things took a turn for
the worse as Jason started drinking more
and more. While still on tour, he ended up
in the emergency room twice in a matter
of months. The second time, doctors diag-nosed
him not only with alcohol addiction,
but also with bipolar disorder, a mental ill-ness
that causes extreme shifts in energy,
mood, and the ability to perform day to
day activities. They helped him to enroll
in an alcohol addiction program, and gave
him the medication necessary to help him
live a full, normal life.
“I share my story of recovery and
hope,” Jason stated in an interview in the
Independent Record. “And what my jour-ney
has been with serious mental illness,
the bipolar, and also the addiction, the
alcoholism recovery.”
Now working closely with NAMI, the
National Alliance on Mental Illness, Jason
tells his story in the hopes that others will
metal illnesses will take courage from
his story and seek out for themselves
whatever help they need. The president of
NAMI, Gary Mihelish, is a close friend of
DeShaw and worked with him for many
years to set up this event on campus.
Recently, Jason was awarded the Lionel
Aldridge Champions Award, given to,
“people who live with mental illness who
do duty above and beyond … to advocate
for people who live with a mental illness
and who live with a mental illness them-selves.”
In the meantime, Jason continues to tour
and to give hope to others who suffer like
him. In January of 2014, he gave a concert
in Warm Springs, at the Montana State
Hospital. He hid nothing from the patients,
sharing with them how depressed he felt
at the time, and that their struggles were
the same as his. In his blog, he recounted
the experience and how profoundly it had
moved him.
“I saw my reflection when I looked into
their eyes. And together we embraced re-covery
interwoven only by country music. Kayla's Mix
Music Columnist
Kayla Polard
Charlotte Meert
Staff Writer
Jason DeShaw shared his story with the Carroll community on March 13.
1. Happy- Pharrell Williams
2. Dark Horse- Katy Perry
ft. Juicy J
3. All of Me- John Legend
4. Talk Dirty- Jason Derulo
ft. 2 Chainz
5. Pompeii- Bastille
6. Team- Lorde
7. Counting Stars-
One Republic
8. Drunk In Love- Beyonce
ft. Jay-Z
9. We Might Be Dead
by Tomorrow- Soko
10. The Man- Aloe Blacc
It was a day I will never forget and my life
will be forever changed by the residents
and staff of Montana State Hospital.”
He went on to speak also of how much
he identified with his idol, Johnny Cash,
especially as he heard the steel doors of
the mental hospital shut behind him.
“People believe that mental illness is a
matter of health. I believe it’s a matter of
humanity. Before I could begin to heal,
I had to accept what ailed me and work
towards recovery. Before society can heal,
the whole must realize the value of its
individual.”
Thursday, March 27, 2014 Entertainment 13
Student works to make rap dreams come true
Carroll College, known for its
All-American athletes, world-class medi-cal
students and now…rap artists?
Helena can officially say it’s apart of the
hip-hop scene. Junior Anthony Malshuk, a
history major from Seattle, is an aspiring
rap artist looking to make it to the top. The
Prospector sat down with the 206 native,
who goes by the name of Hazardous, to
gain perspective on his lyrical journey.
Malshuk spoke about how he first got
into the rap game and how certain people
have been pivotal in becoming the artist
he is today.
“School bus rap. Battle rap some kids.
Van life, Everett’s van, had some good
times in there. Spit at bars, shout out to
Gus…shout out to Nick Jones, shout out
to Bo,” Malshuk said.
Hazardous is certainly not alone in his
music. His whole team is working to make
his dream a reality.
“Our squad consists of myself, Hazard-ous.
There’s Everett [Johnston] aka Char-lie
Brown, our boy Connor [Henn], who
used to go to Carroll, he makes the beats,
his name is Henny,” Malshuk said.
Everett Johnston, a junior political
science major from Missoula, raps along-side
Hazardous under the name, Charlie
Brown. Johnston says Malshuk’s enthusi-asm
is contagious.
“The guy is extremely passionate about
making music, and he always is looking to
make and create more,” said Johnston.
Hazardous went on to say that a pleth-ora
of Carroll students have aided in the
music making process.
“We have various people who contrib-ute,”
he says. “We have Stevie. Stevie’s
the man. We have Garret [Reynolds], we
got Sam [Edminster], Kyle [Demsher],
and Mini the Lithuanian, she’s spit a few
bars. Just the whole Crook family.”
Hazardous and Charlie Brown made
their live debut to the public by participat-ing
in Carroll’s Got Talent. The perfor-mance
impressed audiences with their
edgy sound and style.
The future looks bright for this Seattle
rapper, uncharacteristically clear skies are
predicted.
The future is optimistic to say the
least,” said Malshuk. “We’ve got our tape
coming out. It’s going to have some good
features on it, some good people on it. A
lot of Henny beats, so it will be original.
That will be coming your way for free
soon.”
Check out his music at HazardousFrom-
NW on Twitter and YouTube.
Nick Jenkins
Staff Writer
Juniors Anthony Malshuk and Everett Johnston, aspiring rap artists, have
been working hard to get more attention. Photo courtesy of Anthony Malshuk
The Annual Student Art Show is in the
gallery until May 1st. If you haven’t al-ready,
it’s worth the trip up to St. Charles
Hall. In front of the self-portraits, master
copies, and still life that line the walls,
there are ceramics scattered.
“It’s a neat combination of the different
classes, it shows you how much potential
Carroll has,” explains Sarah Landström,
a sophomore Education major from Mus-kegon,
Mich. “They could minor in art if
we had one. They are really talented.”
Landström was one of 40 students show
cased in the show. She has acrylic and
graphite pieces from multiple classes.
“It’s kind of cool having my art shown,
I’ve never had my art displayed before,”
said Ross Hillier, a junior Public Relations
major from Jerome, Idaho.
Hillier’s final piece in particular took
around 8 hours to complete. “I’m really
happy with how they turned out and it
made the long hours seem worth it,” said
Hiller.
Ralph Esposito, professor of Art and
Chair of Fine Arts is the teacher for all
of the courses included in the show. “I’m
always very pleased with it,” he said, “I
get some pieces that are just amazing.”
An artist himself, Professor Esposito
hopes the students leave these courses
with a new skill set, but also a new hobby.
He does just that.
“When I get time I would like to recre-ationally
continue art, I wanted to take the
class to further my skills and be able to do
it after this class,” said Hillier.
This show has been going on for over
30 years and allows students an oppor-tunity
to fill the walls of the gallery with
works full of talent, effort, and progress.
Latest art show features work from Carroll students
Allie Reynolds
Staff Writer
“Chasing Charming” began rehearsals
just before Spring Break in the Carroll
Theatre.
“It’s going to be one wild adventure,
that’s for sure,” said Dana Miller, a senior
communications and public relations ma-jor
from Florence, Mont. Miller plays the
nervous narrator in “Charming.”
“Chasing Charming” is a humorous
jaunt that flips fabled fairytales on their
heads. When Prince Charming gets cap-tured
by an evil witch, the princesses must
band together to get him back.
“Chasing Charming” will be this year’s
children’s play – a tradition for almost 20
years.
Carroll has been doing a children’s play
every year since 1996. These children’s
plays are not only performed for the pub-lic,
but are also part of Carroll’s outreach
mission. Four shows are provided for
elementary school children throughout the
show’s run. Children take a field trip to
the theater and watch the hour long show
put on just for them.
As with last year’s play, “Robin Hood,”
“Chasing Charming” will be directed by a
student from the Play Directing class.
Vivian Cole, a junior theatre and En-glish
major from Colorado Springs, Colo.,
said she chose to direct “Chasing Charm-ing
“because I felt it was fun and whimsi-cal,
but also had an empowering message.
It puts a twist on the typical fairytale
prince and princess motif.”
Chuck Driscoll, Carroll’s theatre direc-tor
and a theatre professor for 20 years,
will be overseeing the project.
Fourteen Carroll students are acting in
“Chasing Charming.” Because of the wide
range of roles, many of the actors have
been asked to play the part of a “minion.”
These minions play a range of parts
from a sign post beside the road to an
angry mail carrier to an assistant to the
evil witch, with quick costume changes in
between. Kyle Martes, an English litera-ture
and theatre major from Boise, Idaho,
plays one such minion.
“In the early stage of rehearsal it has
been a lot of experimentation with the
physical aspects of characterization to try
to get things right,” said Martes.
Although Martes has been in four plays
already at Carroll, he is only a freshman.
“It seems to me that younger audiences
are much more in tune with the magic
and illusion of the stage over the plot and
technical aspects of the show,” said Mar-tes.
“I think it will be a fun challenge and
I hope it goes well!”
“Chasing Charming” will show at 7:30
p.m. April 4, 5, 11, and 12 in the Carroll
College Performing Arts Center. There
will also be four special performances for
local elementary school children at 1 p.m.
on April 3, 4, 10, and 11. Tickets are $5
for general admission and $3 for children
under 12.
“This is a silly play which I guaran-tee
will make you laugh, and cry... from
laughing so much. Please join us and
share in the wonder that only theater can
create,” said Cole.
Theatre presents "Chasing Charming" as annual children's play
Katie Cummings
Staff Writer
14 Thursday, March 27, 2014
Campus Events
Tuesday 1
12:30 p.m. Party Panel
4 p.m. Jazz Combo Concert
Friday 4-Saturday 5
40th Anniversary of Nursing at
Carroll
7:30 p.m. Carroll Theatre:
Chasing Dreams
Saturday 5
10 p.m. Run for the Well of It
7:30 p.m. Carroll Theatre:
Chasing Charming
Monday 7
6 p.m. Great Harvest Franchising
7 p.m. Progressive Visions for the
Post-War Era
Wednesday 9
10 a.m. Carroll Blood Drive
Thursday 10
4 p.m. Peace Corps Info Session
Friday 11
6 p.m. Cheerleader tryout clinic
7:30 p.m. Carroll Theatre:
Chasing Charming
Saturday 12
8 a.m. Rummage Sale
9 a.m. Service Saturday
6 p.m. Cheerleader tryout clinic
7:30 p.m. Carroll Theatre:
Chasing Charming
Sunday 13
8 p.m. Cheerleader tryouts
Monday 14-15
LCSC Invitational
Tuesday 15
1 p.m. Student Undergraduate
Research Festival
5 p.m. 2014 Honors Convocation
7:30 p.m. Jazz Combo Concert
Wednesday 16
5:15 p.m. Student Easter
Egg Scramble
Thursday 17
1 p.m. Anderson ZurMuehlen open
house
Friday 18
Good Friday
9 a.m. Admissions Spring
Open House
Sunday 20 Easter
Monday 21 No school
Tuesday 22
12:30 p.m. Community Forum
on Fake IDs
Thursday 24
7 p.m. Lecture: Studying Super Earth
Friday 25
9 p.m. Carroll Swing Dance
Saturday 25-26 Softball Weekend
Sunday 26 A Night of Talking Saints
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Thursday 27
12:30 p.m. Constitution
Studies info meeting
7 p.m. Distinguished
Scholar Series:
Donna Greenwood
Film: Journey to Zanskar
Friday 28-30
Spring Search
Saturday 29
Merit Badge University
Tibetan Children's Education Foun-dation
is preparing for a June service
trip to the remote Himalayan region,
ZANSKAR. Come learn about TCEF's
plan to assist these people. They will be
presenting the film TONIGHT, Thursday,
March 27 at 7 p.m for free.
Zanskar is one of the “Hidden King-doms”
with a predominately Tibetan pop-ulation.
It is the highest inhabited region
in the world and many of the villages in
this region are isolated from the world 7-8
months of the year.
"Journey from Zanskar" is a film by
Frederick Marx and narrated by Richard
Gere. It illustrates the high Himalayan
landscape and the challenges of life in this
remote region.
"Journey from Zanskar"
playing TONIGHT in Sim-perman
Hall at 7p.m.
Last Service Saturday of
the year is April 12
Softball Weekend is slated for April 26th and 27th
Need a summer job?
Softball Weekend will take place on April 26-27 at Batch Fields and YMCA. 12
player minimum for each team, including 5 women and 5 men. Registered Carroll
students or faculty/staff only this year. Applications and more information can be
found on the Carroll website (Carroll College Home >> Student Life >> Student
Activities >> Softball Weekend). Application, roster, $100 team registration, and
conduct agreement contract from every individual on your team.
Sign up for the last Service Saturday of
the year, scheduled for April 12 from 9
a.m. to 12 p.m. Sign up on the Hunthau-sen
Center's Page. Join fellow volunteers
for Mass at 8 a.m. in the Borro Chapel
before the service begins.
Have a prayer that you
would like to share?
Carroll College is preparing a book of
prayers for the faculty, staff, students,
and alumni. Have a recommendation of
a prayer that should be included in the
prayer book? Send prayers (with au-thors
if available) to hunthausencenter@
carroll.edu. The goal is to provide prayers
that capture the diversity of faiths at
Carroll.
Carroll College Career Services has
several student job listings for both on
campus and off campus opportunities
for companies like Jimmy Johns, Helena
Athletic Club, and Yellowstone National
Park. Check out the job and internship
listings for valuable resume experience
and employment for this summer.
2014-2015 ASCC officer
applications due April 1
Applications for ASCC officer positions
are now available on the Student Govern-ment
page and are due April 1.
The role of the ASCC Executive officer
requires a substantial time commitment,
averaging 10-25 hours per week, in-cluding
office hours, weekly meetings,
projects, and activities.
Application Timeline:
Applications deadline: April 1, 2014 at
5 p.m. to Emily Dean
Mandatory Meeting for all candidates:
April 1, 2014, 9:00 PM
Campaigning Begins: April 2, 2014
Debate: April 14, 2014
Elections: April 16, 2014
Induction: April 23, 2014, 5:00 PM
The information provided on applica-tions
is public knowledge and may be
included in the candidate brochure distrib-uted
to the student body. Elections will be
held online on April 16, 2014.
Those running for President will be
asked to participate in a mandatory candi-date
debate on April 14, 2014.
Extras
snapChat s
Devan Hromcik, junior, nursing, Helena
J ibber abber
How was your housing
experience this year?
“Pretty hectic to say the
least.”
-Laura McHenry
senior
ethics and values
Seattle
"I'm a future CA so I
spent all of housing
sign-ups pranking
people."
-Alex Broyles
freshman
biology
Yakima, Wash.
"I'm happy to be living
alone again”
-Kelly Rostratter
sophomore
community health and
Spanish
San Roman, Calif.
“I'm glad I got the
roommate experience,
but I'm excited to try
living in a single”
-Emma Krump
freshman
business marketing
Salt Lake City, Utah
Thursday, March 27, 2014 15
“All my friends and I are
getting singles in Borro
near one another. That
way, we are close but
have our own space.”
-Gabby Farmer
sophomore
community health
Tracy, Calif.
Got a snapchat worth
sharing?
Send it to
Prospector@carroll.edu and
it could be
featured in the next issue of
The Prospector!
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4
“It was really
frustrating figuring out
roommates for next
year, but it's all solved
now.”
-Aislinn Hastings
sophomore
biology/pre-med
Moses Lake, Wash.
Old People Crafts
8
Allie Reynolds, junior, communica-tions
and public relations, Bellingham,
Wash.
Courtesy of The Prospector (That's our very own Nate Kavanagh)
“Since I'm a CA, I just
sit back and laugh
at everyone who is
stressing out.”
-Indibir Beins
freshman
biochemistry
Spokane, Wash.
Surfboard, surfboard
March has been Madness
2
Courtesy of Writing for the Print
Media
“Good so far, I haven't
made any plans really.”
-Jessica Morrison
sophomore
English
Columbia Falls, Mont.
Sidney Bryn and Kaycee Brusten, fresh-men
We Braved the Shave!
3
Courtesy of The Prospector
Every freshman's nightmare
5
6
1
My room is as messy as my life
Campus Ministry Swag
Courtesy of The Prospector
Our song is a slamming screen
door
Courtesy of The Prospector
Junior Senior Banquet
On Saturday, March 15,
Carroll’s upperclass-men
boarded bright
yellow buses and made
their way to the Red
Colonel Hotel for a
night that will live in infamy, the Ju-nior/
Senior Banquet.
“What is Junior/Senior?” ask the lit-tle
underclassmen. Well, it’s a night that
pretty much celebrates the Senior class,
memories made at Carroll, life advice,
and having a great time with your
friends while all decked out in your
best semi-formal attire. Once students
arrived, they sat down to dinner, which
could arguably be the highlight of the
whole night (if you had the chicken
cordon bleu, then you know what I’m
talking about).
After dinner the chosen speakers,
Marcie McCarvel and Nick Jenkins,
gave some life advice consisting of:
1. Find a castle, 2. Let your voice be
heard. 3. Treat every weekend like soft-ball
weekend, 4. Enjoy the little things,
and 5. Not for school…but for life.
Following each step was a video
clip of seniors giving their thoughts
and memories about the step. There
was much laughter as the juniors and
seniors reflected on the craziness of
"The Castle" and all of the softball they
played on Softball Weekend (winky
face).
After the awesome talk, students
went and took pictures at the photo-booth
or mingled with each other. Then,
everyone boarded the buses, went
home, and went straight to bed because
they were plum tuckered out from all of
the excitement. Not a single toe stepped
into the Toe. HA gotcha, there was in
fact, quite an epic pub crawl following
the Banquet, where students continued
to bond in Helena’s downtown area.
All in all, it was a really great night
that I’m sure all participants will look
back on fondly with the rest of their
Carroll experiences.
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Saints in the City
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Carroll Athletic Director Bruce Parker
announced Tuesday that Aaron Jackson
will be the college’s first softball head
coach. The decision came after three
finalists visited campus last week.
“He [Jackson] brings a great love of the
game, numerous recruiting contacts, and
a passion for Helena and our institution,”
said Parker.
“To be the first head coach in Carroll
College history for softball is just out-standing,”
Jackson said.
Jackson is a graduate of Helena High
whose coaching career began when he
started coaching his sister’s Helena ASA
team. He then went on to become an
assistant coach at Missoula Sentinel High
School and eventually an assistant at
MSU-Billings. Jackson is now leaving
his head coaching post at Eastern Oregon
University to start the new Saints pro-gram.
“I’m so happy to be here,” said Jack-son.
“Carroll College exudes excellence.
I know that we will be successful here.”
Jackson will be coming to Carroll with
a plan for recruiting stating he wants to
start by looking “right here on campus”
and then begin looking around the state of
Montana. Having been the head coach at
Eastern Oregon for three years, Jackson
has resources outside of Montana he will
be able to utilize as well.
Jackson understands the importance
of academics and will be searching for
“high-academic kids.” During Jackson’s
time at Easton Oregon, he had multiple
players earn Academic All-Conference
honors.
Recruitment will not be the only thing
on Jackson’s plate upon arrival. “We need
to begin the scheduling process an create
support for the program right away,”
added Jackson.
Community Living announced last
week the names of the new campus apart-ments
on the eastern edge of campus.
The building closest to the engineering
building was christened St. Catherine of
Siena while the other building was named
St. Matthew.
“It’s exciting to see all of the positive
energy surrounding the apartments,” said
Jim Hardwick, vice president of student
life.
The committee for the apartments
developed a naming strategy and was
interested in naming the buildings after
saints. The committee is made up Hard-wick,
Community Living Director Mau-reen
Ward, Vice President of Finance and
Administration Lori Peterson, Controller
Kari Brustkern,, and Facilities Director
Butch Biskupiak.
The committee “looked at doing home-work
for patron saints of academic areas
Carroll excels in,” said Hardwick.
St. Matthew is the patron saint of bank-ers,
businessmen, and accountants, while
St. Catherine of Siena is the patron saint
of nurses.
“We wanted to have meaningful ex-amples,”
said Hardwick of the buildings’
namesakes. He went on to talk about the
notion of trying to be “very intentional in
finding saints students could learn about
and that could be be role models for
students.”
The committee also wanted to select
names that were going to be successful,
adding students can call the buildings St.
Matt’s and St. Cate’s.
Future plans include adding four more
apartment buildings. Those will be added
based upon demand. “The plan is to
assess how popular they are and what our
need for apartments will be,” said Hard-wick.
He noted the committee would like
to have the humanities, natural sciences,
and social sciences represented in the
building names and would like to have
one male and one female represented in
each pair of buildings.
The committee chose not to pick names
for the future buildings as the ideas
surrounding names may change in the
future. He added Fr. Marc Lenneman
was very helpful in naming the buildings
advising “sometimes saints find us.”
The Student Life office has seen a
steady flow of students in the last week
with students selecting their apartment
unit for the coming year. “I think we’re
going to end up with a lot of happy stu-dents,”
stated Hardwick.
Students living in the apartments will
sign 12 month leases March 31-April 7
and can move in after graduation in May.
Those students will remain until after
graduation in May 2015. “It is a very stu-dent
friendly schedule,” said Hardwick.
The Prospector
Carroll College
Student Newspaper
Helena, Montana
Volume 106
Edition 6
March 27, 2014
Campus apartments named St.
Matthew & St. Catherine of Siena
“I encourage students
to learn as much
as possible about
other countries and
cultures and not
always listen to
the media.”
Page 4
"I realized that
you can design
your life."
Page 5
Nursing department celebrating 40 years
as successful baccalaureate program
Nine hundred and twenty-seven.
The three-digit number, almost in the
thousands, is circled on a scrap of lined
notebook paper the size of a business card.
The number: 927, was written quickly.
You can tell because the tail of the two
looks as though the writer was already on
the next thought.
927 people have graduated with a
baccalaureate nursing degree from Carroll
College since the program began in 1973.
“Think about the number of lives
touched by 927 baccalaureate prepared
nurses,” said Dr. Jennifer Elison, depart-ment
chair of nursing. “It makes you stop
and be in awe of the power we have to do
good in this world and impact the health
of this world.”
Elison will add 36 to that number come
graduation in May and replace the old slip
of notebook paper on her “inspirational”
bulletin board.
There are more than 3.1 million
registered nurses in the United States,
according to a 2011 statistic reported on
the American Association of Colleges of
Nursing website.
The website continues to explain that
nurses are the largest single component of
hospital staff and the primary providers of
hospital patient care.
“Nurses are so integral with patient
care because we bridge the relationship
between the doctors and the family,” said
Annie Young. Young graduated in the first
class of baccalaureate nursing students
from Carroll in 1977. She is a registered
nurse and teaches as an adjunct professor
in the nursing department.
“They are the connection between the
science and technology and the human
focus, the human touch, the people,” said
Elison. She described nurses as, “The first
line of defense.”
Veronica gives us a
recap of all things
Junior/Senior in
this edition
of WWVD
­Page
16
Raven Dryden
Lead Writer
Helena native selected as
Carroll's first softball coach
Nate Kavanagh
Co-Editor
More Nursing Department on page 7
Photo courtesy of Carroll College
Aaron Jackson
Nate Kavanagh
Co-Editor
More Softball Coach on page 8
Ashley & Nate
2 OPINIONS Thursday, March 27, 2014
Editors'
Corner
I can honestly say that I went into writ-ing
this piece with a negative viewpoint in
mind. After doing some digging and per-forming
interviews, I found that Carroll
does a lot with the little resources Helena
and Montana have to offer. I’ve decided to
exhibit the accomplishments and efforts of
people in the Carroll community to prove
to you that though being green might be
hard in a place like Montana, it is not
impossible.
Coming from Portland, Ore., I have
been recycling since I was a child. Going
to college definitely changed this, espe-cially
here in Montana. I remember going
to my sister’s house and saying, “Where
do you put the cans?” She responded,
“Oh, we throw them away.” This sur-prised
me. My habits of recycling began
to spiral. I became ignorant to the options
that are available and lazy in my efforts to
promote a greener environment.
In talking with Linda Bahr, the general
manager of the STAC, she and I discussed
the realization. She told me, “Mommy
isn’t telling you what to do anymore,”
and that’s the reason green efforts start to
slack.
Bahr also explained the immense green
efforts of the STAC in general and her
involvement with such programs as Green
Honors at Carroll, which I was completely
unaware of. The STAC composts all of its
vegetarian pre-consumer foods, which are
the foods that aren’t served to students.
Oh, and the bins she uses for composting
are recycled as well. Bahr has high hopes
for the STAC and Carroll as a whole.
She said that working in connection
with Green Honors—her favorite group
on campus—has given her hope for
Carroll. “The students in the program are
committed,” Bahr says, discussing with
me their adoption of highway segments
where they pick up trash and their main-tenance
of the green house behind St.
Al’s. They also built the garden behind
the Cube that Bahr uses to grow the fresh
vegetables consumed in the cafeteria.
“They are a great group of students who
are passionate about creating a greener
community,” Bahr stated.
Personally, I think Bahr deserves a lot
of credit as well. Bahr made students
more aware of their food waste by track-ing
it and displaying it in the STAC for
all to see. In just three semesters, Bahr’s
efforts helped reduce food waste in the
STAC from 2.7 ounces of food per person
to just .89 ounces per person. Bahr has
even bigger dreams of one day buying
a supercomposter, which will compost
food in 24 hours rather than months. She
also hopes to purchase a Vegawatt, which
converts vegetable oil and shortening into
power she could use to run the STAC.
Another student committed to change
that Bahr and I discussed was 2013 grad-uate
Sarah Brown. She led an initiative to
ban plastic water bottles from Carroll’s
campus. After much hard work, unfortu-nately
the initiative did not pass.
Bahr and Brown are not the only people
committed to making Carroll a greener
place. SAVE is a non-profit organization
developed and run by Carroll graduate
Matthew Elsaesser, who is also the acting
City Commissioner of Helena. Elsaesser
works closely with Carroll and the Helena
community to bring recycling into the
public eye making recycling accessible
and possible. SAVE has an excellent rela-tionship
with the facilities team at Carroll.
The recycling services that SAVE pro-vides
Carroll only cost the school $1,600
a year, which isn’t much considering the
amount of recycling they carry away each
week.
But how do the items that Carroll
students recycle get into the bins that
SAVE empties for us? This is where Ma-ria
Ochoa, director of Guad, comes into
action. She and her team of recycling as-sociates,
Tony Stanfel and Taylor Tompke,
collect, sort, and compile all the bags of
recycling around the residence halls two
times per week or just as they get full.
At the end of the year, Ochoa also puts
boxes into all the hallways of Guad where
students can recycle clothes, furniture, and
more. Ochoa hopes to see this effort go
school wide. She is committed to making
green education come into greater effect
in the years to come. “It must start with
the freshmen,” Ochoa said, which could
have a lasting effect on how they choose
to recycle at school and on their own.
Facilities helps in Carroll’s reduction
of a carbon footprint as well. “Butch is a
superstar,” said Bahr of Butch Biskupiak,
the supervisor of the many improvements
that have been made to keep Carroll as
efficient and green as possible. Bisku-piak
is constantly finding ways to make
our school a better place through grants,
projects, and upgrades. In fact, Carroll’s
entire campus has been replaced with low
flow water saving toilets, every faucet
now has an aerator, even the showerheads
have been replaced to help reduce water
usage. Carroll owns the only fluores-cent
light recycler in Helena and people
around town utilize it. Biskupiak also
recycles batteries and has been interested
in starting a battery pick up on campus for
those that are out. Furthermore, Bisku-piak
has begun replacing light bulbs all
around campus with energy efficient.
His eventual goals include: replacing a
majority of lights with LED bulbs, putting
solar panels on the PE Center that would
power two thirds of the building, placing
a live roof on Simperman, and replacing
the pump in the pool with one of higher
efficiency.
The only problem is that this all takes
money and sometimes funding is just not
there. “There must be interest in order to
get funding,” Biskupiak said. Currently,
he has submitted a few projects to U.S.
Bank’s program of grants for ecological
improvements. It is just a matter of getting
them.
The majority of people interviewed
think students do an okay job, but there
just isn’t the education and knowledge
of how to be eco-friendly and recycle.
Initially I did not realize the potential that
people in programs like Green Honors,
SAVE, the STAC, Green Team, and more
have in changing the way things are
done, but I am completely convinced and
sold, especially on altering my own life.
Bahr told me, “It takes one change, and it
can be as small as turning the faucet off
while you brush your teeth, or not taking
30-minute showers, or not wasting the
food on your plate.” She is completely
right, and has given me hope that as a
school we can reduce our carbon foot-print,
become more Eco-friendly, and
make the change that needs to be made.
One way students who live off cam-pus
(like myself) can make that change
is to start recycling. Helena does have a
for-profit curbside recycling company.
It’s a one-time $35 payment for the bins
and then $15 a month for pickup every
other week. Split between roommates, it’s
barely anything.
Other eye-openers include service
events, like Earth Day and World Water
Day. There is so much that can be done,
but it takes commitment, passion, and
interest to get things completed. Get
interested Carroll students and get out
there to make our campus a healthier, and
greener place. It’s not just about recycling,
it’s about life changes, and as our school
motto goes, “not for school, but for life.”
Virginia Keil
Staff Writer
More green efforts at
Carroll than you think
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Editors:
Ashley Smith
Nate Kavanagh
Faculty Adviser:
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Photographers:
Carly Garrison
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Lead Writer:
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Lead Columnist:
Jay Bouchard
Staff Writers:
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Virginia Keil
Ann Duletski
Jared Smith
Alaina Hull
Jacob Babcock
Briar Voy
Katie Cummings
Allie Reynolds
Charlotte Meert
Gabby Weber
Zane Clark
Veronica Rubio
Kacey Gollehon
Joe Stoutt
Nick Jenkins
Kayla Pollard
In this edition of So True, So False,
we tackle one of the most recently
buzzed-about issues on campus:
housing. The first rumor is that
between 5-45 students (we've heard all
kinds of numbers) don't have on-campus
housing for next year. This speculation
can be filed under So False (kinda).
According to Jim Hardwick, vice-pres-ident
of Student Life, there are currently
thirteen females who do not have desig-nated
on-campus housing for next fall.
However, Hardwick says that there
are many variables involved that could
create available housing in the upcom-ing
months. These include students who
decide to study abroad, cancellations in
the spring and summer, and an average of
10-20% of the freshman class who will
not return in the fall.
At this point, Trinity, Borro, and the
women's side of St. Charles are full. There
are still rooms available on the men's side
of St. Charles, as well as 2 and 3 bedroom
apartments for rising juniors and seniors.
For upperclassman, housing sign-ups
presented many new on-campus living
options. Rising juniors and seniors could
choose between Trinity, Borro, St. Charles
suites, as well as the new on-campus
apartments, St. Matthews and St. Cather-ine
of Siena.
A bulk of the junior class chose to stay
in Trinity, while most of the applicants for
the apartments were off-campus students
who were looking to keep the off-campus
feel they had grown to love, but liked the
idea of having the conveniences of living
on-campus. This, according to Hardwick,
was exactly the intention of the apart-ments.
"Overall, housing sign-ups were largely
successful" says Hardwick.
Now, onto the next rumor. Is it true that
three houses on Benton are being taken
for the anthrozoology program next fall,
and the tenants haven't been informed yet?
This rumor is So True.
First, some context for the story. Carroll
maintains ownership of houses on campus
through a property management company.
Carroll was exploring options to begin
leasing the three houses on Benton Ave.
to students of the anthrozoology program,
who train dogs as part of their major.
Maureen Ward, director of Community
Living, met with the anthrozoology class
that would be training dogs to assess
interest in the move, but maintained that
they had taken no definitive action. At this
point, two of the three tenants living in
the houses (including a house of Carroll
students) on Benton hadn't been informed.
So that would explain why it would
come as a huge surprise for these Carroll
students living in the house when anthro-zoology
students came knocking on their
door to take a look at their future crib.
Understandable, right?
According to Hardwick, Carroll had to
tell the management company about the
change in the fall, and then the company
would tell the tenants. Unfortunately,
Carroll students living in one of the homes
weren't informed directly that their lease
would potentially be up in the fall yet,
but instead found out through a student
jumping the gun.
It is safe to say that this situation didn't
unfold as smoothly as it could have.
On a different note, this is our last
issue as editors of The Prospector, as the
Writing for the Media class will take over
the April issue. Thank you to everyone
who helped make this year successful,
including our staff, advertisers, and those
who helped us gather information and
pictures for each issue. We cannot thank
you enough.
Thursday, March 27, 2014 3 Opinions
Can Carroll improve its relationship with
Montana's Native American population?
Student
Columnist
Jay Bouchard
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Montana is home to seven
Indian reservations and,
according to the U.S. Cen-sus
Bureau, 6.5 percent of
Montana’s population identifies as Ameri-can
Indian. 6.5 percent may not seem like
a large amount until you consider that this
is more than 5 times the national average
of 1.2 percent.
According to our Office of Institutional
Effectiveness, only 20 Carroll students,
1.26 percent, identify as American Indian.
The number of Native American students
here relative to the population of Native
Americans in the state of Montana is
disappointingly low.
I decided to try to find out why. As is
often the case, along the way I learned
some things—about the past, the present,
and the future.
Given its proximity to the tribes of
Montana, Carroll has an opportunity to
reach out to the Native American popula-tion.
In fact, given the mission statement
which guides its actions, I would say that
our College community has more than an
opportunity. We have an obligation.
Consider this excerpt from the mission
statement:
“Carroll College rededicates its spir-itual,
academic, and social resources to
the service of the citizens of Montana, its
home, and to the worldwide human family
through continuing efforts to guarantee
to individuals, to groups,
and especially to minorities
the right to life, to personal
and social dignity, and to
equality of opportunity in all
aspects of human activity.”
An institution that “reded-icates
its spiritual, academic
and social resources” to
the service of minorities in
particular, ought to reach
out to the Native American
population of Montana.
So why aren’t there more
Native American students at
Carroll?
“Many Native Americans are intim-idated
by the work load,” said Sancho
Ridesatthedoor, a senior health science
major from Missoula. “Also, many Native
American students fear Carroll is too
expensive.”
In addition to Ridesatthedoor’s obser-vation,
Carroll does not have the best
reputation with Montana’s Native Ameri-can
population.
“The perception in Indian country is
that Carroll is an all-white, elitist school,”
said Jack Oberweiser, a long time math
professor and Carroll alum. “Historical-ly,
Carroll has made some mistakes, and
we’ve since struggled to build relation-ships
with the Indian population.”
“Back in the 1970s Carroll got some
government funding to reach out to
Native Americans across the state and
we organized a Native American Studies
Council,” said Oberweiser. “But once the
money ran out, those programs disap-peared.”
Oberweiser admits as well that “some
Carroll administrators back in the 70s
treated Native American leaders poorly.
We really dropped the ball.”
Though Carroll’s history with Mon-tana’s
Indian population is not one to nec-essarily
be proud of,
Oberweiser notes that
the school has recently
taken some steps in the
right direction.
“A few professors
have been reaching
out to Montana’s tribal
colleges,” said Ober-weiser.
“At least now
we have a few faculty
members openly and
honestly approaching
the issue.”
Among those faculty
members are sociol-ogy
professor, Jamie
Dolan, and communications professor,
Alan Hansen. Dolan and Hansen have
recently been visiting the tribal colleges
throughout the state hoping to build stron-ger
relationships.
“So far we’ve visited six of seven tribal
colleges,” said Hansen. “We’ve been
meeting with their administration and fac-ulty
and letting them know we’re interest-ed
in forming sustainable relationships.”
“Based on the mission statement we
should and could be doing more,” added
Hansen. “And partnering with tribal col-leges
aligns with our mission statement.”
Hansen noted that the current goal is to
partner with these colleges
in the hope of developing
an American Indian Pro-gram.
Carroll cannot expect
to bring in more Native
American students unless it
has such programs in place
that will attract students.
“Right now Carroll lacks
the institutional resources,”
said Hansen. “We’re trying
to build relationships with
the reservations so that it
will be more natural for Native American
students to come to Carroll.”
However, Hansen observes, the immedi-ate
goal at this point is not simply to bring
in more Native American students. The
chief concern, at this point, is building a
framework for American Indian studies.
“We want to build something good,”
said Hansen, “instead of something now.”
I find wisdom in the approach Professor
Hansen describes. Often when colleges
and universities seek diversity it seems to
be for self-serving reasons. Why should
we think we have something great to offer
Native American students without first
taking the time to listen and discover who
they are and what they are seeking, and
then building something that would serve
them, rather than just increase numbers to
impress others?
It would be unproductive to focus too
much attention on bringing in Native
American students if Carroll is not institu-tionally
ready for such an endeavor. Car-roll
must be able to offer these students
programs and accommodations so that
they will be comfortable and engaged on
campus and be able to thrive. As Profes-sors
Oberweiser and Hansen both noted,
Carroll is not there yet.
So what can Carroll do?
Oberweiser suggested that the school
needs to be more accommodating of
articulation agreements, which allow stu-dents
to apply transfer credits to Carroll’s
curriculum.
“In many cases Indian students transfer
from 2-year tribal colleges,” said Ober-weiser.
“If Carroll made it easier to trans-fer
credits, more students may come.”
Ridesatthdoor made a similar sugges-tion.
“Carroll could better advertise the finan-cial
aid opportunities available for Native
American students,” he said.
Oberweiser is also hopeful that the new
apartments may attract more students
from reservations.
“Many students from the reservations
are older, non-traditional students,” said
Oberweiser. “Some of them even have
wives and families, the apartments may
provide them a place to live, something
Carroll has never been
able to offer.”
Though present-ly
Carroll has very
few Native American
students, some new
initiatives, like reaching
out to tribal colleges,
will hopefully begin to
remedy that. It is critical
that we do so. If Carroll
wishes to remain true to
its mission statement,
the College must make it a priority to
build strong relationships with the Native
American community and encourage Indi-an
students to join the Carroll community.
“At least now we
have a few faculty
members openly
and honestly
approaching the
issue."
Jack Oberweiser
associate professor of mathematics
“Based on our
mission statement,
we should and could
be doing more."
Dr. Alan Hansen
associate professor of communication
4 Spotlights Thursday, March 27, 2014
Javed lands in Montana after leap of faith
He can walk a mile faster than most
people can run one. And in his journey
over the last quarter of a century Jonathan
Matthews has walked thousands.
Many students may know that Mat-thews
teaches in Carroll’s education
department, but only those students who
have tried to catch up with him between
classes may realize that Matthews is a
competitive racewalker who has competed
in the Olympic trials and set more than 40
U.S records.
Racewalking, for those wondering,
is a track and field event similar to long
distance running. The key difference? In
racewalking one foot must appear to be in
contact with the ground at all times.
Matthews began his career in track and
field at the University of California, Santa
Barbara. He was a track and cross country
athlete, but discovered that his feet could
not handle the abuse of distance running.
When he blew out his Achilles tendon
in college he decided to leave distance
running behind.
“I loved being an athlete,” Matthews
said. “I was willing to train hard and
wanted to find a sport that would allow me
to keep competing.”
Despite his foot injuries, Matthews was
not ready to end his athletic career. The
next step in his athletic journey was not
a step. Instead, he climbed on a bike and
became a competitive bike racer in the
early 1980s.
Matthews’ natural ability and his will-ingness
to train hard soon propelled him
to the top of the sport. After only several
years on the circuit Matthews made the
U.S national team in 1986 and 1987.
Unfortunately, Matthews encountered in
cycling the same thing that had taken him
out of distance running: injuries. And at
the speeds he was moving, these injuries
were much more violent than tearing a
tendon.
“I had a number of awful crashes,” he
said. “At one point I busted out three teeth
and ripped open my face.”
After several years of competition, Mat-thews
grew tired of the brutal, high-speed
crashes and accompanying injuries that
frequented cycling and he left the sport.
His body may have been bruised, but his
spirit was still longing to compete.
“I was determined to find a sport
that my body could handle,” he said. “I
thought racewalking might work.”
He was right. Matthews hit the national
racewalking scene in 1992 at the age of
36. Though one of the oldest competitors
in the field he became, between 1992 and
2000, one of the top racewalkers in the
country.
During this 8-year span, Matthews won
three national championships and set four
American racewalking records. Most
notably he was the fastest American ever
at the 3000 and 5000 meter
distance. He was named the
USA Track and Field’s Master
Racewalker of the year, best
racewalker over 35 years old,
in 1996 and 1999.
At the end of the 2000
season Matthews left the sport
to spend more time with his
family. Then, after nearly a
decade, he returned to the
sport in 2010, once more
putting one foot in front of the
other. By the next year he was competing
again and remarkably in 2011 he won the
Master Racewalker of the year award for
a third time.
Despite his enormous success in race-walking,
Matthews never made it to the
Olympics.
“I set over 40 U.S. records, but never
made the Olympic team,” he said. “I got
really, really close but always had bad
luck.”
Though he was never able to represent
the United States in the Olympics, in 2012
at age 55 Carroll’s fastest moving teacher
became the oldest person to ever qualify
for the USA Track and Field Olympic
trials. Moving at his fastest, he can walk a
mile in under 6 minutes.
“Jonathan goes hard, races hard, and
has always has impressed me,” said Steve
Harper, a computer science professor,
fellow racewalker, and close friend of
Matthews. “And despite all of his success
he is incredibly humble.”
Dr. Matthews’ athletic journey is not
merely a success story. It is a chronicle of
perseverance.
“With the injuries he had early in his
career, he could have left competition
behind,” said Harper. “But Jonathan kept
competing.”
Most of us certainly would have left
competition, particularly after having
to undergo plastic surgery following a
cycling crash.
But not Jonathan Matthews.
“I loved being an athlete, and I was de-termined
to find a way to keep competing”
he said. It is this kind of passion he tries
to convey to his Carroll students, whether
they are athletes or simply students seek-ing
to become teachers.
“If you love it, find a way to do it,” he
said. “Be interested in and open to a lot of
things.”
Jay Bouchard
Lead Columnist
Professor Profile: Matthews lives fast-paced life
After receiving the Fulbright scholar-ship,
Nida Javed accepted her assignment
to come to Carroll on a leap of faith, with
no prior knowledge of Montana or Amer-ican
culture.
“I was pretty nervous about where I
could be placed, but when I found out it
was Helena, I was so relieved and excit-ed,”
said Javed.
Javed is a senior business major who is
originally from Lahore, Pakistan where
she attended her first three years of col-lege
at the local Forman Christian College
University.
Javed would consider her journey here
to Carroll a leap of faith because she
got to know exactly where she would be
placed only 10 days before she arrived to
Carroll.
Javed was selected as one of 140 final-ists
out of 6,500 applicants nationwide.
The Fulbright Program is an educational
and cultural exchange program sponsored
by the U.S. government and is designed
to increase understanding between the
people of the United States and the people
of other countries.
Javed explained that she did not get to
choose where she would be studying but
was placed by the program.
“When I looked up Helena on the inter-net
I was pleasantly surprised because I
saw how beautiful the scenery looked and
I was excited because I am from a big city
in Pakistan and I’m used to tall buildings
and lots of people,” said Javed. “I was
also really excited to experience snow and
a small town.”
Javed shared that her decision to come
to Carroll was not only a big deal for her
but her parents as well. “I have never
been left alone before to live in a dorm, or
ever been away from family and friends
for more than a month all by myself and
when I came here it I knew it will be a
great new experience.”
Javed did say she and her parents had
some reservations about coming to Amer-ica
because they heard that there was a lot
of racism towards Pakistanis or Muslims
after 9/11. “I didn’t know
how I would be perceived
here, but I have not had to
deal with that so far, and I
am thankful for that. People
in Helena are really helpful
and sweet.”
“When I first came to
Helena it was really a big
culture change,” said Javed.
“I came to Carroll five days
before the students got back
from Christmas break so, it
was really peaceful, and it
gave me time to check out
the town and absorb in my surroundings.
I come from the second largest city in
Pakistan and it’s never quiet there.”
When Javed first got to Carroll she
made a list of things she wanted to do or
see around Montana. A few things on her
list range from going to the painted pot, to
seeing landmarks and hiking.
“I want to experience United States first
hand and experience things I normally
wouldn’t have the opportunity to do back
in Pakistan,” said Javed. “I just want to
make sure that I take advantage of every
opportunity Carroll has to offer foreign
exchange students and learn something
from it.”
Javed has also taken the full advantage
of what Carroll has to offer by joining
the Oasis club, helping with activities for
students. Recently Javed participated in a
trip to the Rocky Boy Reservation, where
she had the opportunity to learn about
Native American culture but also share
hers as well. She also works with Sodexo
working on special projects
with Linda Bahr.
Yingfu lhamo, a senior
business major from Tibet
has gotten to know Javed
through the Oasis club
and in class said, “It is so
nice to have a friend who
understands me. A lot of
my friends in Helena don’t
understand my culture and
my values and it’s hard to
talk to share my feelings.
But Nida gets that and she
understands how I feel.”
Ihamo isn't the only one who has
learned from Javed in her time here. “Nida
is very open to viewing the American cul-ture
and is really good at explaining hers.
She is willing to talk to you about differ-ent
issues and help you better understand
her culture,” said Erin Johnson, a senior
communications major from Joliet, Mont.
Javed will be giving a presentation to
the Carroll community some time after
spring break. Javed encourages the Carroll
community to come and learn about her
culture and answer as many questions as
she can.
Anne Duletski
Staff Writer
Dr. Jonathan Matthews
Nida Javed
“When I first
came to Helena
it was a really big
culture change."
Nida Javed
senior
business
Lahore, Pakistan
Professor Jonathan Matthews
Courses taught:
Alpha Seminar, Elementary
Science & Social Studies,
Art Education in Elementary
School, Secondary Social Studies
5 Spotlights Thursday, March 27, 2014
Alaskan Waldorf is man of many talents
The lights dim and the beat bumps.
Panda Party is in the house.
Not many students enter college with a
resume like Trevor Waldorf’s. At 18 years
old Waldorf owns two small businesses,
produces his own music, attends college
full-time, wins debate tournaments on
the weekends, and, also, is known to disc
jockey a mean dance party.
Waldorf, a first year student from Ho-mer,
Alaska, majoring in computer infor-mation
systems, wasn’t always this way.
“I’ve been called lazy, because I was,”
said Waldorf when asked about his past.
“I was working towards certain world re-cords
in video games and doing DJ work
for fun on the side. I was quiet, nerdy and
an introvert to the extreme. I showered,
that was good. And crocks, every day,
crocks.”
This is not the same person that people
meet today.
“Without question, he is one of my best
students,” said Jeff Wald, a web designer
and teacher with Carroll for eight years.
“He is confident and well-spoken, while
looking me in the eyes when addressing
him, which speaks volumes about him.
He seems to be a very balanced individ-ual.”
Waldorf joined the forensics team
at Carroll and was partnered with Ian
Hollander, a first year student from Liv-ingston,
Mont. majoring in international
relations and philosophy.
“Trevor taught me that it’s OK to be
goofy sometimes,” said Hollander. “I
think he has, maybe, brought me out of
my shell a little bit.”
How did this quiet introvert become the
bold example of joy and success?
“This is gonna get weird,” Waldorf said
with a smile and flick of his hands. “I
started meditating, which is kind of bor-ing.
But through it, I realized that you can
design your life.”
It doesn’t seem weird at all, if you know
him. Okay, maybe it still does.
“He literally writes a list of new ideas
every day and goes through them hoping
that he can find one idea every week,”
said Hollander. “It’s crazy.”
Waldorf lives a very unique life, and not
just one that you can see on the surface or
in his resume. He limits his media intake,
doesn’t browse the Internet beyond sites
that help him better achieve his goals,
reads a book a week, and, most important-ly,
embraces the awkward.
“When everyone else is on their phone
or whatever, I’ll just sit there and be awk-ward,”
said Waldorf. “That is where the
ideas come and 90 percent may be bad,
but in a year I will have 500 more great
ideas.”
However, Waldorf knows that ideas
only get him part of the way. He still has
to get out and do the things those ideas
suggest. And he does. Waldorf lives his
life doing hard and awkward things be-cause
that is the kind of identity he wants
to build for himself.
So, just how does one design their life?
Use Waldorf wisdom.
“Be who you want to be,” said Waldorf.
“And if you aren’t, ask yourself, ‘What
would I do if I was who I wanted to be?’
Then do it.”
Waldorf has come a long way from the
crock-wearing nerd. And though he still
holds some video game world records,
and DJs on the weekends, he is on his way
to designing an infinite future.
“I envision big, big things ahead for
Trevor,” said Wald. “I hope to follow his
future endeavors to see what’s in store for
him."
Alaina Hull
Staff Writer
In life we run into people who help
point the way for us to go, but very sel-dom
do we find one that not only shows
us the way but says, “Come with me and
I’ll walk with you.”
Raven Dryden, a senior communica-tions
major from Missoula, is willing to
walk with you.
“She’s very humble and
is willing to reach out to oth-ers,”
said Marcie McCarvel,
a senior communications,
public relations and com-munity
health major from
Helena and a close friend of
Dryden's.
She’ll stop and ask how
your day is going and how
school is. She was willing
to listen to others and for
that we can never thank her
enough.
Dryden has had a large
impact on the communication department
and Carroll.
For the communication department,
Raven has set the bar high for others to
follow and strife for.
“Raven is an quiet leader and a grateful
student,” said Professor Brent Northup,
the communication department chair.
“She is a symbol of her major and a stands
out as positive example of what a student
should be.”
Dryden assisted Patrick Harris, the
director of student activities in creating
the leadership certificate program and has
worked in peer ministry at Carroll. She
writes for The Prospector, was a walk on
for cross-country her freshman year, and
was on the winning softball team at last
year’s softball weekend.
“Raven is a differ-ence-
maker and an authen-tic
person that is becoming
rarer to find,” said Harris.
Of course, Raven will
graduate this May and
leave a hole in those whom
spent time with her. How-ever,
she has left behind
a mini legacy that will
continue to impact Carroll
for a long time.
“Carroll is a better place
because of her actions and
love,” said Harris.
After graduation, Raven
hopes to help foster connections between
people. She would prefer a job that
allows her to help others heal through
story-telling.
“Her values will insist that service be
a portion of her career,” said Northup.
“She will make a difference and will have
multiple options.”
Raven had some advice for the students
of Carroll.
“Don’t be who you think [others] want
you to be,” she said. “It’s best to serve
others and be who God is calling you to
be.”
Dryden leaves impact on community
Jared Smith
Staff Writer
Alex Street will join Carroll’s politi-cal
science department beginning with
the fall 2014 semester.
Street is originally from England and
was granted his doctorate in political
science from the University of Califor-nia,
Berkley in 2011.
Carroll’s political science department
placed an ad for a new position last fall
and began reviewing applications in
October.
“The college supported the search in
order to strengthen the political science
department and service a growing
major,” said Bill Parsons, chair of the
department. “It was a very competitive
search and attracted top candidates
from across the country.”
After receiving 89 applications, the
department hired Street specifically
to teach two sections of comparative
politics.
Additionally, Street will teach a
course on political campaigns and
elections.
Parsons has taught the comparative
course for the past seven years. Howev-er,
as the major grew in popularity the
department felt it needed an expert in
comparative politics.
Parsons is confident that Street will
add to the department.
“I’m thrilled he agreed to come,” said
Parsons. “He has a diverse teaching
background and will be a great addition
to the department.”
Jeremy Johnson of the political
science department also expressed his
enthusiasm.
"I am
extremely
excited to
welcome Dr.
Street,” said
Johnson. “I
know he will
be an asset to
the department
and to the
college.”
Street’s most
recent position
is in Göttingen, Germany, where he
has been teaching at the Max Planck
Institute for the Study of Religious and
Ethnic Diversity. He has focused much
of his research on immigration and
citizenship.
“I can’t wait to begin my journey
at Carroll,” said Street. “It’s an hon-or
to join such a fine department and
school.”
Street will be joined at Carroll by
his wife, Eleanor Blitzer, who also
received a doctorate from Berkeley.
Beginning with the fall 2014 semester,
she will teach a biology course.
Political
Science Dept.
welcomes new
professor
Jay Bouchard
Lead Columnist
Raven Dryden
Trevor Waldorf
“Raven is a
difference-maker
and an authentic
person that is
becoming rarer to
find."
Patrick Harris
director of student activites
“He will be a
great addition
to the
department."
Bill Parsons
political science
department chair
Dr. Alex Street
Campus 6 Thursday, March 27, 2014
Montana Dental Outreach heads to Argentina for break
Carroll students and faculty members
took part in Headlights immersion trips
during spring break, focusing their ener-gies
on social justice rather than simply
being social.
On Saturday, March 1, three groups of
students and faculty traveled out of state
to work with religious communities serv-ing
the poor.
Tessa Berg, a senior education major
from Missoula, spent her week in Denver
with eight other Carroll students.
“There was laughter, joy, love, sorrow,
and peace and I would not trade a second
of this trip for time on a beach,” said Berg.
Denver students stayed with the com-munity
of the Beatitudes and worked with
the volunteer organization Christ in the
City. While serving the poor and home-less,
they explored the structural injustices
that exist in the lives of the poor.
“The roots of Headlights is moving to
the marginalized and standing in solidar-ity
with them,” said Dan Thies, associate
director of campus ministry with Carroll
for two years.
The Kansas City, Mo., group of six,
changed plans due to winter weather and
served in Golden, Colo., cleaning and
repairing a summer camp facility in the
mountains.
One group of eight students traveled to
Rochester, N.Y., to work with the Sisters
of St. Joseph. They helped in a soup
kitchen, foster home, school, and commu-nity
center, and learned about the work
that is done.
“Headlights is a really unique expe-rience
where you can serve others, be
immersed in a new culture, and grow
closer with the Carroll community at
the same time,” said Berg. “I encourage
every Carroll student to look into going
on a Headlights trip before they graduate.
Trust me, from five trips of experience,
you won’t regret it.”
To read more about the personal expe-riences
of students who participated in
one of these trips, long onto the blog at
Carrollheadlights.org.
Headlights provides
variety of service
Alaina Hull
Staff Writer
The Carroll College chapter of the
College Christian Fellowship had another
year of successful service trips.
Every year CCF takes students on
service trips to destinations inside and
outside the state of Montana.
“The purpose of these service trips is
to get a bigger perspective than our small
life at Carroll,” said Nick Petrusha, the di-rector
of the Carroll CCF chapter. “There
are lots of people in need very close to
where we are.”
This year, over 25 students served in
a variety of locations, including Libby,
Mont., Las Vegas, Orem, Utah, and the
Crow Agency Reservation located in
Montana.
The trip to Utah Valley University in
Orem, Utah was led by Haley Feuerstein,
a Carroll alum.
“We did a few things on the trip,”
said Dustin Rinker, a senior majoring in
business administration. “UVU started a
campus ministry and we helped them keep
it going. We also did events on campus
and met students.”
Service trips have been made through
CCF for the past three years. CCF has
sent students to China twice, as well as on
a similar trip to Utah last year.
“It was more of a mission trip to share
Christ with people who didn’t know him
and were curious,” said Rinker. “We went
so we could make friends.”
CCF trips give students
perspective on the world
Senior Raven Dryden educates the children of Coranzuli, Argentia on proper
dental care. Dryden was one of six Carroll students who went to Argentina
over spring break with the Montana Dental Outreach Team.
Photo courtesy of Raven Dryden
Jacob Babcock
Staff Writer
Over spring break, six Carroll students
traveled to and served in a small village in
Argentina with the Montana Dental Out-reach
Team. The group consisted of three
seniors and three sophomores. Dr. Robert
Bartoletti, a dentist from Sheridan, Mont.,
led the service trip.
After driving to Salt Lake City, taking
3 flights, and driving some more, the
group arrived at its service destination of
Coranzuli, a “tiny village of no more than
300,” described Raven Dryden, a senior
from Missoula.
Coranzuli is situated at an elevation of
13,000 ft. in the middle of nowhere. “Lit-erally,
you feel like you’re in the middle
of nowhere,” said Dryden noting that her
statement was coming from a Montanan
even.
The team of students and health care
providers set up a clinic in the small com-munity.
From drills and suction equip-ment,
to toothbrushes and antibacterial
wipes, the group brought everything they
used in the clinic.
“We had logged cases full of equip-ment
through three airports, past loads
of security, and customs, and set it all up
into a functioning sterilized dental clinic,”
described Dryden.
The goal of the trip was to provide
dental health care to a rural population in
the mountains of Argentina, as well as ed-ucate
the Argentinians about oral hygiene
and care. The group accomplished that
goal and experienced much more.
“I learned a lot from this experience,”
shared senior Bridget McIntyre. “It fur-ther
instilled my appreciation for all that
I have, especially the ability to go to the
dentist twice a year for cleanings,” added
the health science and community health
major from Buffalo, Wyo.
Dryden commented on all of the con-nections
that were made while on the trip.
The students were strangers to each other
at the beginning of the spring break excur-sion,
but grew together by the end.
“We dropped boundaries quickly,”
said Dryden. “We were each surprised at
how quickly we came together as a unit,”
added Dryden.
Connections with doctors and commu-nity
members were seen throughout their
time there as well. Dryden shared a story
of a connection she shared with a particu-lar
patient and her family.
Dryden is in her fourth semester of
Spanish acquisition courses at Carroll and
was able to “get around pretty well.” The
communication major add-ed
that she “really, really
tried” to converse with the
locals.
“You can’t hesitate…
you have to be confident
and just go for it,” asserts
Dryden. “So often we’re
trying to be good and per-fect
and I think we miss
out on a lot.”
Dryden was able to con-nect
with people through
her mistakes and share
something even more
special: laughter. Dryden
described the laughter
as a bonding experience that helped
break down cultural boundaries. “You
don’t need a language for laughter,” said
Dryden with a smile.
As shown by the differing majors be-tween
McIntyre and Dryden, service trips
with the Montana Dental Outreach Team
are open to all majors. During Dryden’s
phone interview for the trip, Bartoletti
stated he didn’t care what her major was,
“all that he cared about was if I had a ‘ma-jor
in compassion,’” stated Dryden.
Whether or not the students were
considering a career in the medical field,
they did gain some medical experience.
McIntyre said, “we all tried to rotate jobs,
but mostly I worked with Dr. Bartolet-ti,
who was responsible for fillings and
pulling teeth.”
Dryden said her main job was work-ing
with people after they
received the necessary dental
care. “I would sit down
with them on a bucket in the
hallway and paint their teeth
with a fluoride varnish.” She
added that she would also
talk to the patients, educate
them about dental health, and
give toothbrushes to them
and each member of their
family.
The crew of students and
doctors worked three long
days from 8 a.m. – 9p.m. The
workday included a 3-hour
break in the afternoon so the
town could shut off the generator that ran
the entire village’s electricity.
The work was described as “hard but
invigorating” by Dryden.
“It’s all about the heart and compassion
for others, and in the end, getting to see
that was really cool,” shared Dryden. “It
doesn’t matter where you come from,
there is something you can give,” she
concluded.
For more information about Montana
Dental Outreach Teams and upcoming
trips to apply for, visit www.montanaden-taloutreachteams.
com.
Nate Kavanagh
Co-Editor
The six Carroll students who traveled to Argentina are picitured with mem-bers
of the Montana Dental Outreach Team and a local dentist and her family.
Photo courtesy of Raven Dryden
“It doesn't matter
where you come
from, there is
something you
can give."
Raven Dryden
senior
Missoula
Communication studies
Thursday, March 27, 2014 Campus 7
Campus History
A different front line established nurs-ing
at Carroll College; the front line of
World War II.
“To serve your country, in war and
peace, become a nurse,” read a brochure
from the Sisters of Charity of Leaven-worth
who established a Montana nursing
school in 1943 that combined with Catho-lic
hospitals in Billings, Butte and Helena
to educate young women.
Congress allotted $3.5 million dollars
for nursing education from 1942-1943.
In 1946 the sisters joined their cur-riculum
with Carroll College to create a
department of nursing education. The
nursing students that fall were the first
women to set foot on campus as students.
For two semesters the women took classes
at Carroll then partic-ipated
in a 30 month
clinical experience at
the conclusion of which
they could be certified
as registered nurses. To
complete a bachelors
degree the women had
the option to return
to campus for three
additional semesters of
study.
Advances in medicine
in the 1960s changed
the fabric of American
society. The population
grew and life expectancy increased put-ting
more demands on nurses. This lead
to new legislation in congress.
The Nurse Training Act of 1964 signed
by President Lyndon B. Johnson changed
the emphasis of nursing education from
a focus on hospital ward management to
caring for each patient as an individual.
By 1970 the program established by the
Sisters of Charity could no longer meet
the nations need for more qualified nurses.
“It was vital to the agenda of the nation
to increase the number of baccalaureate
grads,” said Elison. Prior to the legisla-tion
Carroll nursing students could receive
a bachelors degree, however the program
was not a baccalaureate program.
A subsequent act, the Nurses Training
Act of 1971, provided the funding for
Carroll to establish a four-year baccalau-reate
nursing program. The first women
began classes fall of 1973.
It is this beginning, this new founding,
that the Carroll community celebrates this
spring: the 40th anniversary of the bacca-laureate
nursing program.
“The baccalaureate prepared nurse
comes from the humanities, we are not
just skills, we are really about big picture
thinking and providing holistic care,” said
Elison.
Holistic health care is a system of com-prehensive
patient care that considers the
physical, emotional, social, economic and
spiritual needs of the person defined by
Mosby’s Medical Dictionary.
“It is about the person as a whole, all
the aspects of a person’s life,” said Young.
“Nurses are very task oriented but it’s not
all about learning the task.”
A poster in the hallway of the nursing
department puts holistic care in perspec-tive:
Treat the patient as a whole, not just
the hole in the patient.
The fourth floor of Simperman Hall
where the nursing department is located
is painted a warm gold with comforting
green accents.
“Nurses live the liberal arts,” states an
anonymous quotation pasted onto the wall
in black lettering.
That is what sets a baccalaureate degree
apart, fulfilling common CORE require-ments
and nursing courses.
“It all comes together, it takes this
entire campus to educate a baccalaureate
prepared nurse,” said Elison who added
she was grateful to her colleagues in each
department for the support and instruction
they provide the students.
The nursing floor stands in contrast
to the rest of the sterile science building
known for the smell of formaldehyde
on Thursday afternoons. Inspirational
messages line the walls of the department.
A “hospitality cart” sits outside Elison’s
office where students can make a cup of
tea in a ceramic mug and grab a snack
or a throat lozenge. On a closet door in
the hallway nursing students have posted
sticky-notes of dreams they hope to
accomplish before they die; some read: go
to paris … swim with dolphins … own a
llama … fall in love.
“The reintroduction [of the
program] had a significant
impact on the student make-up
of the school,” said professor
emeritus Dr. Robert Swartout.
“It opened up the sciences to
women.”
Carroll began enrolling wom-en
on an equal status with men
in 1952. Before the baccalaure-ate
nursing program it was rare
for a female student to graduate
in the sciences.
Swartout continued, “Nurs-ing
opened the doors to that
possibility.”
“We all had to be flexible,” said Young
of the early years of the program. The
nursing instructors had to adjust to new
accreditation standards and expectations
of a baccalaureate degree.
When the anatomy and physiology
class was full Young and her twin sister,
also in the nursing program at the time,
were placed in the zoology class taught by
Reverend Jeremiah Sullivan, an associate
history professor. Sullivan tutored the
sisters for two hours every Tuesday after-noon
in the subject. He brought an orange
Shasta pop for them every week. They
both earned an “A” in the course.
“[Carroll] loaded up my toolbox to
go wherever I wanted to,” said Young.
“Carroll gave me that confidence and
reinforced that you can do anything you
set your mind to and to look at challenges
as opportunities.”
Since graduating from Carroll Young
has never been without a job. Both she
and her twin sister have lived in various
cities across the United States working as
nurses.
“Carroll apps. [appli-cations]
always surface
to the top,” Young said
recounting what a local
hospital human resource
employee had told her
recently.
“The nursing program
as it exists today has
helped to put Carroll aca-demics
on the national and
regional map,” Swartout
said.
From afar we know
them, the people in eggplant scrubs tra-versing
over campus.
They compare cumulonimbus clouds
to thoracic vertebrae, stare at the veins in
your forearm searching for IV potential
and carry nursing textbooks like small
children – because that is about what the
1,003 page books weigh.
They are our peers that give us flu-shots.
They are our classmates that help
deliver babies on Tuesday mornings.
By graduation a Carroll nursing student
has logged 780 clinical hours.
Clinical rotations are the “kernel of the
program,” according to Elison. It is how
nursing majors put the liberal arts into
practice.
“Not a lot of people realize all a nurse
does,” said Whitney Bauer, a senior nurs-ing
major from Coeur d’Alene.
Bauer in her senior year has been
through each clinical rotation in the
program including work at Shodair
Children’s Hospital, the
VA Medical Center and
Community Hospital in
Missoula.
“The one thing that
remained constant [in
each clinical rotation] is
the idea of how blessed
I am to take care of
someone in such a
vulnerable state,” said
Bauer.
This past fall Bauer
was in the midst of car-ing
for a paralyzed tod-dler
who had been brought to the hospital
on life-flight. “Is she gonna be okay?” the
child’s father asked Bauer.
“I wanted to say yes so badly, but I
couldn’t say yes because I didn’t know
yes,” said Bauer whose voice illustrated
the taxing experience.
“The words came,” Bauer said. In the
moment she was able to explain that the
hospital team was doing everything they
could to help the child.
Clinical hours are sandwiched in the
week, they walk a balance beam between
college life under a load of credits and the
demands at a hospital where lives are in
their hands.
Though weeks from graduation Bauer
remains in awe that someone can put so
much trust in her, “Just because I have
nurse on my badge.”
“Carroll really builds leaders,” Young
said. The perspective of the faculty is
future-oriented and Young said they see
the nursing program as a stepping-stone to
a professional career.
The nursing department has invited all
nursing alumni to campus April 4-5 for a
nursing reunion to commemorate the anni-versary.
Events include dinner and a mul-timedia
presentation on Friday followed
by “Love in Action,” a one-woman show
by Pippa White. On Saturday participants
may attend a light breakfast, nursing lab
tour, hand-blessing ceremony and high-tea
event. Alumni who studied in the Sisters
of Charity program are also welcome to
attend. Online registration and payment
options are available at www.carroll.edu/
alumni.
“Being in the baccalaureate nursing pro-gram
at Carroll means having the opportu-nity
to learn to become the best nurse that
we are each capable of becoming,” said
junior Megan Planck, of Moscow, Idaho
after returning from a 12-hour clinical at
the VA hospital last Thursday. “We are
challenged to think about the impending
medical situation of our patients but also
care for them in a way that restores their
being as a whole and gives them hope and
encouragement in times when needing
medical care can be stressful due to the
unknown.”
“...it takes this
entire campus
to educate a
baccalaureate
prepared nurse."
Dr. Jennifer Elison
nursing department chair
“The nursing program
as it exists today has
helped to put Carroll
academics on the
national and regional
map."
Dr. Robert Swartout
emeritus professor of history
Nursing
Department
Continued from front page
927 graduates have come from the nursing department since it's beginning
as a baccalaureate program in 1973. The top picture is students from 2010,
while the bottom is from 1982. Photos courtesy of Carroll College
8 Thursday, March 27, 2014
Team-oriented champs reflect on national titles
Junior Connor Hausauer was the recipient of the 2013 Service Award, as well
as the team's top ranked player last Fall. Photo by Grant Hanson
Sports
Zane Clark
Staff Writer
After the NAIA Indoor Track National
Championships over spring break, Carroll
came home with two champions. Junior
Rhianna Grossman of Coeur d’Alene,
Idaho and senior Easton Padden of Laurel,
Mont. both left Ohio after a break full of
accomplishment and support.
In the days approaching Nationals,
Grossman didn’t let the looming meet
overshadow her hopes.
“At practice and all the meets I tried to
treat it like I was at Nationals. With this
mindset, it makes Nationals seem like it
isn’t as scary, and allows me to make it
easier to focus,” Grossman confessed. “I
tried to keep it small and to treat my race
like any other race. Also I kept reminding
myself that I was supposed to be there,
and that I could compete at this level and
be successful.”
During her 3000m race, Grossman was
overwhelmed and encouraged by the noise
from her friends and teammates. With a
winning time of 9:48, Grossman won by
11.5 seconds.
“I was able to hear all of my teammates
in the stands cheering for me, which was
very cool.” Grossman recalled, “With
the stands being so loud my adrenaline
increased tremendously, which gave me
more confidence to perform well.”
Defending his third national title,
Padden achieved a clearance of 16ft,
8.75in. Of the event, Padden says “The
atmosphere was very intense. There was
a lot of noise during the competition and
tons of congratulations after. I am very
lucky to have such an incredible support
group through my friends, family, and
teammates.”
While achieving their personal bests,
both Grossman and Padden remain loyal
to their team. Although most of the track
events are individual, the athletes maintain
a strong sense of teamwork and support
for each other.
“They all worked hard and gave their
best performance.” Grossman added,
“Being on a team like this proves that we
are more than team, we are a family and
families are there for each other no matter
what.”
After cheering his teammates on from
the stands at multiple meets, Padden is
also committed to leaving behind a strong
work ethic for his teammates.
“I strive to have a positive impact on
my teammates and those around me.” said
the sociology major said. “I hope I can
continue to motivate those around me and
push my teammates to maximize their
potential.”
Both athletes have outlooks that go be-yond
college sports. While practicing and
competing, all student athletes are here
for an education too. Sports may be a fun
and healthy pastime, but Grossman and
Padden have bigger goals in mind.
“My main thing I strive to get out of life
is to be a well-rounded person,” Grossman
stated. “I find it important to work well
with others, give people respect, and to
think beyond just yourself.”
Overall, these champions remain grate-ful
for all the support and coaching they
have received over the years and through-out
this season. The many lessons learned
through these experiences and accom-plishments
have already impacted the way
these athletes live their lives.
“With the combination of the athletes
at Nationals and those who were at home,
there was so much support and dedication
to being there for each athlete competing,”
Grossman said. “Our saying on the team
is 'Be There,' which is a phrase I live by. It
can be used in every aspect of your life.”
In the fall, the golf team finished strong
in its tournaments and a service award
was given to one of the team’s most valu-able
players.
Connor Hausauer, a junior from Mis-soula
majoring in education, was selected
as a Service Award winner for 2013. His
dedication on the course paid off, and he
finished as the team’s top-ranked player.
Bennett MacIntyre, the Saint’s golf
coach knew Hausauer had it in him.
“Connor cares about people and is
usually putting others before himself …
he is a great example of what being a stu-dent-
athlete is all about,” MacIntyre said.
The last tournament that the Saints Golf
Team played in was the University of
Great Falls Invite in October. Finishing
in second (318-310—628), the men were
pleased to end the fall season strong.
Michael Lavin, a sophomore majoring
in health science who finished (83-80—
163) at the last match, was pleased with
the fall season ending.
“I could have played a bit better, but
I was pretty happy with how the team end-ed
up,” said Lavin.
The next match for the men and wom-en’s
Saint’s Golf Team will be the Lewis
Clark State College Invitational in Lewis-ton,
Idaho April 14-15.
Golfers gearing up for spring season
with confidence after successful fall
Jessica Salmassian
Staff Writer
Rhianna Grossman (left) won the 3000m by 11 seconds at the NAIA National Indoor Meet. Easton Padden (right) won
his third national title with a clearance of 16 ft, 8.75 in. The photo aboves proves he can soar even higher.
Photo by Mark Planck Photo courtesy of Carroll College Athletics
A graduate of the University of Mon-tana,
Jackson earned his bachelors de-gree
in health and human performance.
Parker is very pleased with the hire
of Jackson and praised the search com-mittee
for bringing in such high caliber
candidates. The committee was led
by head volleyball coach Moe Boyle,
who has softball coaching experience
herself.
Parker was also very thankful to
the Carroll community for its sup-port
during the exhaustive search for
softball and men’s soccer coaches. The
campus hosted 8 coaching candidates
last week between the two sports.
“This was a great commitment from
the campus,” said Parker. “I’m proud
about how everyone stepped up to help
us.”
As of press time, the announcement
of Carroll’s first men’s soccer coach has
not been made.
Softball
Coach
continued from front page
Thursday, March 27, 2014 9
Taylor awarded Frontier Conference honor
Sports
Had anyone been Facebook friends a
year ago with Carroll College’s newest
young star, Zach Taylor, they would have
seen a video of a high school basketball
player throwing down a monster alley-oop
at a home Cedarcrest High School bas-ketball
game. They probably never would
have guessed that this talented young
man would be the starting point guard for
the Saints, less than a year later. The true
freshman has already begun to turn heads
not only on the campus, but also in the
Frontier Conference, as the winner of the
conference freshman of the year award.
The freshman health science major from
Duvall, Wash. just completed his first
season as a Saint. He did so in impressive
fashion, averaging 13.3 points per game,
the most by a freshman in the Frontier
Conference. It is fair to say that the Saints
are very happy with Taylor’s decision to
attend Carroll.
“Carroll just had everything I wanted: it
just fit with academics and the town, and
the fact that I got to continue to play bas-ketball
was just awesome,” said Taylor.
Taylor stands at 6 feet tall, and found
himself successful at the point guard
position in the 2014 season. Upon arriving
this past summer for his first practices as a
Saint, Taylor discovered his role quickly.
“I knew I was going to be getting min-utes
early on, but after the first few games
it became clear that I was going to be
getting a lot of minutes,” said Taylor.
He was right; Taylor went onto start
every game this season at guard.
Much of Taylor’s success came from
quick drives to the basket for easy lay-ups
through intimidating lanes of defenders,
along with solid range behind the three-point
line.
Taylor’s senior teammate, Dennis
Mikelonis, from Boise, Idaho, was very
impressed by the freshman’s play this
season.
“Obviously he is a very talented play-er,”
said Mikelonis. “We knew he was
going to be, but the fact that he can go out
and efficiently play 30 minutes of solid
basketball as a freshman is impressive in
itself.”
While his older teammates appreciated
Taylor's presence on the team this season,
it is fair to say he appreciated them even
more.
“Guys like Dennis, Nick [Jones], and
Chris [McGrath], really welcomed me
in. They recognized we would need each
other this season and they always had my
back,” said Taylor of his older teammates.
It is clear that these relationships flour-ished
this past season, as Taylor was able
to piece together one of the most impres-sive
freshman seasons in the conference.
“He most definitely should win confer-ence
freshman of the year, in my opinion,”
said Mikelonis.
The soft-spoken Taylor is not awfully
outspoken about his success, but when
asked about his success thus far he
cracked a small smile beneath the impres-sive
mustache he had grown throughout
the season.
“I’m happy about what I did this
season,” he said, “and to win that award
would be an honor because there’s a lot of
good freshmen in the league.”
It was not long before Taylor quickly
reverted back to what was really on his
mind.
“What matters though is that we missed
the conference tourney this year, and next
year we will definitely have tools to make
some noise in the conference and maybe
make the national tourney. The team’s
obviously what really matters.”
Taylor’s game on the court is as respect-able
as his demeanor off of the court. The
freshman looks forward to the seasons
ahead, and the Saints are lucky to have
him for the next three years of basketball.
“Obviously everyone can improve,”
said Taylor, “and I plan on doing so.”
Joe Stoutt
Staff Writer
Beaugh Meyer proves worth the wait
After three years out of the game, there
is no doubt that freshman Beaugh Meyer’s
still got it.
A graduate from Capital High School
in Boise, Idaho, Meyer is no stranger to
competition. His senior year, he competed
in football, wrestling, track, water polo
and rugby.
“I didn’t really have a favorite sport
in high school,” said Meyer. “I just like
being competitive.”
During his final year in high school,
Meyer was the state champion shot put
thrower in Idaho. He also was the wres-tling
state champion in his weight class.
During his senior year, many Division
I schools were recruiting Meyer to play
football or compete in track and field. But
never both. Unfortunately, many of these
opportunities collapsed by Meyer’s deci-sion
to go on a two-year mission through
the Church of Christ of Latter-day Saints.
During his recruitment, he knew he would
be gone for three years. Meyer made all of
the coaches aware of this.
“Many of the interested schools were
not very fond of my mission,” Meyer
said. “Unfortunately, this ruined a lot of
opportunities.”
Through all of this, Meyer knew there
was only one thing he could do. His
mission was optional, but he had always
planned on going. Upon leaving for his
mission, Meyer had faith that everything
would eventually work out.
Meyer sparked the interest of the Car-roll
football staff during his high school
career in Boise.
“Beaugh was very explosive and very
strong. He threw the shot put 59 feet 11
inches in high school which is outstand-ing,”
said head football coach Mike Van
Diest. “Beaugh showed this same explo-siveness
on the football field.”
Three years later, Beaugh Meyer is an
outstanding student and two-sport athlete
at Carroll.
Meyer said that the coaches and the
Carroll community always made him feel
like it would be a privilege to have him.
“All of the other schools made it seem
like I should be privileged to come there,”
he said. “But Carroll wasn’t like that.”
The fact that Carroll would allow him
to play football and compete in track also
helped Meyer make his decision to come
to Carroll.
Despite all the hard work, Meyer has
adjusted well to Carroll as a student and
an athlete. Establishing studying skills for
both his classes and football was the hard-est
adaptation he had to make. Beaugh
had already lived away from home for
three years, so he wasn’t faced with that
challenge that many freshman are.
“Coming in, Beaugh was very mature
and not your typical freshman. That really
helped him succeed on the field during
his first season,” said Van Diest. “I was
very impressed by how much he improved
during the second half of the season.”
Meyer showed success both on the foot-ball
field and in track competitions.
“Beaugh has had such a terrific year,
qualifying for nationals in shot put and
playing for us last fall. Knowing his great
work ethic and competitive nature, I see
him continuing to be a key defensive play-er,”
said Van Diest.
Meyer’s enthusiastic and explosive per-sonality
is also evident to his teammates.
“The great thing about having Beaugh
on the team is his care-free demeanor
that seems to calm everybody down.”
Said Hugh Pratt, fellow thrower. “It
keeps everybody loose and wanting to
throw far. Obviously, he came in and
made an immediate impact because of his
strength. Therefore, he has helped push a
lot of us to become farther throwers.”
Balancing his schoolwork and athlet-ic
schedule hasn’t become an issue for
Meyer. He graduated high school with a
4.0 and has continued the tradition of his
studies at Carroll.
“I honestly don’t know how I work it
out,” Meyer said. “Everything just seems
to fall into place. Being super worried and
stressed out only makes it worse.”
Coach Van Diest agrees that Meyer has
been very successful in this balancing act.
“The most important thing to any
athlete is competition. I don’t see Beaugh
taking a step back in football at all,” said
Van Diest.
Meyer has no regrets regarding his
decision to be a two-sport athlete at
Carroll. At nationals, he threw a personal
best 54 feet 11 inches. Meyer also became
an All-American shot put thrower at the
competition.
“Even though it is taking a lot of hard
work, I am happy with the choice I made
to come to Carroll,” Meyer said. “My goal
all year was to become All-American and
I am happy that I accomplished that at
nationals. I know I have three more great
years to look forward to.”
Kacey Gollehon
Staff Writer
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10 Thursday, March 27, 2014 Campus
Join the Club:Running Club
Sophomore Sarah Landström and freshman McKala Wolf were just two run-ning
club members who participated in the Snow Joke half marathon race in
Seeley Lake, Mont. in February.
How do you start your day? Do you
reach for a glass of water, or turn on the
tap to wash your face? Hopefully you
shower, if not daily then at the very least
you do so on a regular basis. Maybe you
work out by swimming, or you enjoy
water sports in general.
Run for the Well of It, a charity run tak-ing
place at Carroll College, is a fundrais-er
looking to help those in less fortunate
areas of the world. The 5K charity run
will be held on Saturday, April 5th, at 10
a.m. Participants will take off from the
PE center and run a loop ending at Nelson
Stadium. The cost to participate is $15
before April 5 and $20 on race day, and
includes a T-shirt. Individuals can register
at http://runforthewellofit.com/home.html.
The team leaders, Caroline Cardenas
and Shelby Kramer, decided to partner
with Lifewater to raise funds and build
wells after seeing for themselves the dam-age
caused by a lack of clean water during
volunteer trips to Argentina, Mexico, and
Jamaica.
We are incredibly lucky to have the
privilege of having access to each and ev-ery
one of these things whenever we want,
all year round, usually at little cost. Most
of the rest of the world doesn’t have that
chance. According to the international or-ganization
Lifewater, “Nearly 800 million
people worldwide do not have safe water,
and 2.5 billion people lack adequate sani-tation.
Children die every 20 seconds due
to … water-borne diseases.”
Here in the U.S., it’s hard to wrap our
minds around the idea that we might have
to walk hundreds of miles for a simple jug
of dirty water. We are a wealthy enough
country that you can find taps and clean,
safe water pretty much anywhere you go.
Let’s face it, finding fresh water isn’t one
of our daily concerns. Sadly, that can’t be
said for the rest of the world.
More than simply building wells for
easy, safe access to water, Run for the
Well of it and Lifewater aim to provide
people in poor areas with better education,
restore a sense of hope to often desperate
situations, help stabilize countries at war,
and prevent unnecessary deaths while
spreading the Gospel. When asked why
they chose Lifewater as a charity, Kramer
and Cardenas pointed out that not only has
the organization been incredibly success-ful
since their founding in 1969, but they
also “uplift people spiritually.”
Not a runner? There are many volunteer
and donation opportunities on featured
their website, Runforthewellofit.com.
Volunteers who sign up before April 5 will
also receive a $5 discount and a t-shirt in
time for the run.
If you’re looking for an opportunity to
give back, Run For the Well of It is the
perfect way to do so.
Last month a group of Carroll College
foot-racers took to the starting line in
Seeley Lake, Mont on Feb. 22, mentally
preparing for the half marathon known as
Snow Joke.
The group of Carroll students was no
track team, or any other athletic team, but
known as Carroll’s Running Club.
Snow Joke was the largest event the
Running Club participated in this se-mester,
and were greeted with daunting
conditions. As the name suggests, much of
Snow Jokes’ 13.1 miles were covered with
packed down snow. However, this wasn’t
enough to stop more than 20 Carroll stu-dents
from finishing the half marathon.
Sophomore club member and education
major Sarah Landström has completed
the half marathon twice in two years with
Running Club.
“It was awesome to finish a half mar-athon,
but going and running 13.1 miles
with a group of people makes for some
great bonding time,” said Landström.
Running Club members not only spends
time together during official races, but
plenty of time training with one another
as well.
“Running together is great, especially
because everyone’s at different levels and
everybody feel comfortable. There’s slow
groups and fast groups,” said Landström.
Running Club is growing at Carroll and
has more than 30 members. While train-ing,
the group runs on average approxi-mately
four miles. The club participates in
multiple public runs each year, including
Snow Joke and Hope for Haiti during
the fall semester of 2013. Running Club
has participated in both of these races for
several years.
Despite large number of former athletes,
Running Club remains a relaxed, safe
group who only wish to pursue their pas-sion
of running and a healthy lifestyle.
”Running Club is a great group for
people who love running, but don’t want
to necessarily compete,” said second-year
club member and sophomore environ-mental
policy major Amy Howard from
Vancouver, Wash.
“It’s just a group that loves running, and
it makes for a fantastic little community,”
said Howard. “After Snow Joke, we are
all very proud of ourselves.”
Charlotte Meert
Staff Writer
Carroll College has welcomed Karin
Olsen to the staff as vice president of
philanthropy.
Olsen comes to Carroll from the North
Valley Hospital in Whitefish, Mont.,
where she served as the executive director.
Olsen has more than 30 years of expe-rience
in raising funds, management and
business operations. Carroll President,
Thomas Evans expressed excitement at
adding Olsen to the Team.
“Her extensive development back-ground,
coupled with a strong foundation
in Catholic education, makes her an
excellent choice to lead Carroll’s efforts in
moving the institution forward,” he said.
This position oversees the Office of In-stitutional
Advancement. Richard Ortega
left the position in 2011 and Tom McCa-rvel
has been filling in since.
Olsen has an extensive history of
philanthropy. She worked as assistant
dean of development, alumni relations and
career services at Gonzaga School of Law.
She also has been employed at two large
research universities. Gifts amounting to
as much as $30 million have been brought
in by Olsen.
Olsen said arriving at Carroll was like
coming home.
“It shows the tradition of Catholic faith,
with a long history ensuring a culture that
provides for the common good,” she said.
“I attended a Catholic college and love
the tradition and mission of educating the
whole person, mind, body, and spirit. I am
excited to join the Carroll College family
and continue the important work of build-ing
Carroll’s future with Dr. Evans, our
Board of Trustees and the entire advance-ment
team.”
Olsen has lived half her life in the
United States and is a native of Canada.
She loves the outdoors and spending time
with family and friends. Olsen and her
husband, Ted, have two children and one
grandchild.
Olsen is first vice president of philanthropy
Kacey Gollehon
Staff Writer
Joe Stoutt
Staff Writer
Karen Olsen
"Run For the Well of It" brings awareness
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Where: PE Center
When: 10 a.m. April 5
Cost:
$15 before April 5
$20 on April 5
Includes a T-shirt!
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Every Monday, New Horizons meet
at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church to
practice band music.
However, this isn’t a typical band. New
Horizons is made up of 58 members in a
variety of ages, mainly retirees who took
up instruments after not playing for years.
Standing out among the older players is
Tony Rosales, a senior from Great Falls
majoring in chemistry, who plays the
alto-saxophone for New Horizons.
“I’m into music and New Horizons
provides me an opportunity to play other
styles of music that are not offered at Car-roll,”
said Rosales. “They have a variety
of music from marching band to swing
and jazz.”
Nancy Trudell, a co-director of New
Horizons is thrilled having Rosales work-ing
with them.
“Tony’s been absolutely great for us
and he will even have a solo in our next
concert in April,” said Trudell.
New Horizons normally begins practic-ing
in mid-August and runs through mid-
May. During that time they perform four
times. The group provides an opportunity
for musicians between summers.
“During the summer there is the Capital
City Band and there wasn’t any kind of
band opportunities during winter,” said
Trudell.
They even perform a Christmas concert
for the Intermountain Children’s Home in
Helena.
“The children love it and they get a
chance to play the instruments after the
concert,” said Trudell.
The next concert will be April 13 at St.
Paul’s United Methodist Church. The
concert is free and the time is to be deter-mined.
“Anyone with any instrumental experi-ence,
recently started learning an instru-ment,
or just hasn’t played in a long time
are more than welcome to join New Hori-zons
no matter their age,” added Trudell.
Jared Smith
Staff Writer
Senior shares talent
with community band
Carroll College students were recently
caught submitting copyrighted material
to www.coursehero.com from fall 2013
semester. Students, faculty, and staff were
notified of the breach of the Academic
Integrity policy in an email sent by Cathy
Day, associate academic dean.
Christine Eckel, anatomy and physiol-ogy
professor, found her work published
without her consent. Coursehero is a site
that allows students to use materials for
free if they upload files from their classes
to the site.
The problem is that most of the files
that have been uploaded contain copy-righted
materials. Students are upset
because some professors have decided not
to publish their lecture materials, and this
makes it harder for students to study.
“I am no longer posting my Power-
Points for students to use,” Eckel said.
This decision has had consequences for
students' studies. “It makes studying for
her class harder when we can’t even look
at the PowerPoints” said Ashley Braae, a
junior health science major from Alber-ton,
Mont.
The problem with the website is that
people are downloading information,
PowerPoints and lecture materials that are
copyrighted. “Some of the materials come
out of the book and are then published by
a third party,” Eckel said.
There are several professors at Carroll
had their information published without
their permission.
“It just isn’t fair, I had nothing to do
with it, yet I am getting punished,” said
Braae. Many students are upset and even
outraged that they no longer have access
to PowerPoints and figures that they have
become accustomed to using to study.
Eckel is pairing with administration in
investigating which students submitted
copyrighted material to the site. She said
that once everything is removed she will
start using PowerPoints again.
Students caught
selling course material
Briar Voy
Staff Writer
First annual talent show draws record crowd
Carroll Student Activities (CSA) hosted
its first ever talent show on Thursday, Feb.
27.
Carroll’s Got Talent displayed students
showing of their skills for the whole cam-pus
to see. A variety of singing, dancing,
and comedy routines were enjoyed by
more than 350 people. The turnout marked
the largest and most successful event for
CSA this year.
Co-Director of CSA, Olivia Duletski,
was astounded by the turnout. “It was
wonderful to see so many Carroll students
in one place. I found it amazing how
well everyone supported the acts,” said
Duletski.
The sophomore biology major from
Bowman, N.D., is more than optimistic
for the second annual talent show.
“Myself, as well as CSA, hope that all
our future events are as successful,” said
Duletski.
Carroll’s Got Talent is the highest
attended event since CSA hosted Reno
911’s Cedric Yarborugh and Carlos Ala-zraqui’s
comedy show in 2013. The per-formance
garnered more than 400 Carroll
students and faculty.
Carroll’s Got Talent shined the spotlight
on two students who know how to make a
crowd laugh. Freshmen Maddie Kreslins
and Kailee Davidson took first place in the
talent show with their comedy routine.
The pair taped googly eyes to their chin
as they laid upside down while lip-sync-ing
to suggestive music.
The routine had the audience in stitches,
which rewarded the pair with a $300 cash
prize. The girls were surprised to say the
least.
“We didn’t know what to expect,” said
Davidson, an anthrozoology major from
Fort Benton, Mont., “We were just doing
it for fun really.”
Her partner had a similar reaction.
“Well I thought no one would think it
was funny at all,” said Kreslins, a psy-chology
major from Boise, Idaho. “[When
our names were called] at first I thought
they just said the names wrong. I thought I
heard it wrong.”
A baton twirling routine performed by
Maddie Parker was rewarded with second
place and a $200 cash prize. Parker, the
sophomore anthrozoology major from
Helena, dazzled audiences with her glow-in-
the-dark baton performance.
Third place and a $100 cash prize was
awarded to senior anthrozoology major,
Leslie Grant and junior anthrozoology
major Christina Leslie for their vocal
performance.
Freshmen Maddie Kreslins and Kailee Davidson took first place at the first
annual talent show with a performance that left the audience in stitches.
Photos by Matthew Nugent
Nick Jenkins
Staff Writer
Dillon Armstrong
12
Believe it or not, you might be a democrat
Thursday, March 27, 2014 Music
“Trumpets”
by Jason Derulo
“#Selfie”
by The Chainsmokers
“Bad Boys”
by Zara Larsson
“Latch"
by Disclosure feat.
Sam Smith
“Ragga Bomb”
by Skrillex
“Look Away"
by lo Fang
"Hurricane"
by The Fray
“John Doe”
by B.o.B feat. Priscilla
“Red Lights"
by Tiesto
"Postcards"
by James Blunt
Kayla's Picks
Carroll grad shares journey of recovery
and hope through country music
Confused on what political
party you stand with? Don’t
worry, you can just look to
Pandora to find out for you.
Just as Facebook and Twitter advertises
your affiliated political parties latest can-didate
advertisement or political stance, so
can Pandora.
Pandora is known for advertising to its
listeners from the zip code that is provided
with registering to the website. Therefore,
this gives advertisers a chance to reach
their target audience based on the loca-tions
and events that pertain to them. For
Pandora, this deal translates to an annu-al
advertising revenue of over seventy
million.
Pandora believes that based on your
taste in music, they
can determine whether
you spend your Friday
night at the party or
in the library. Crazy
right? Well they are
even taking it a step
further. They believe
that based on your
taste in music, they can
also predict what polit-ical
stance you take.
"Listen to Bob
Marley recently? Then
Pandora assumes you're a Democrat"
according to The Wall Street Journal
reports. Using an algorithm determined by
election results and the musical preferenc-es
of the individual users, Pandora will
introduce a new advertising service that
enables political organizations to target
listeners based on their "sense" of their
political leanings.
"Mary J. Blige and Bob Marley listeners
should expect to hear Democratic-leaning
ads, while those who jam out to country,
gospel, or New Age, then chances are
you are a Republican" according to the
article. These different genres are paired
with an advertisement that correlates with
the “standards” of the music you dig, and
according to Jack Krawczyk, Pandora's
director of production, they believe they
are about 75-80 percent accurate.
Don’t believe it? Co-Founder of the
music intelligence company Echo Nest,
Brian Whitman, found a
strong correlation between
music tastes and political
affiliations. If you were
an ultra conservative, why
would you be bothering
listening to the latest Lil
Wayne song about smoking
dope? According to this
research, chances are you
won’t.
Republicans are seen to
be using Pandora the most.
As Romney ran for office,
his campaign was advertised over Pando-ra,
reportedly more than election winner
and current president, Barack Obama.
The Romney campaign was then given
the email address of the listener of the
affiliated station, because they believed
this user was a potential supporter of the
Republican party.
Whether this is completely accurate of
your musical taste and political pairings,
or a little too big-brother for you, next
time you try to avoid the non-stop polit-ical
advertisements over the radio or TV
during election time, you may want to add
Pandora to that list.
On March 13, Carroll grad Jason De-
Shaw returned to Carroll to share his story
with a song. His talk, "Finding Serenity in
the Storm...Discovering Jason's Journey"
was hosted by Carroll College and Nami.
DeShaw, a Montana native, graduated
with a Bachelor in business and went on
to tour the US and Canada. So far, Jason
has performed in 35 states, Canada, and
in Europe. He has released five original
albums, sharing the stage with acts like
The Oakridge Boys, Emerson Drive, and
Little Big Town.
DeShaw has been writing music since
he was small, on his family’s ranch in
Plentywood, and his life seemed to be
blessed indeed. Then things took a turn for
the worse as Jason started drinking more
and more. While still on tour, he ended up
in the emergency room twice in a matter
of months. The second time, doctors diag-nosed
him not only with alcohol addiction,
but also with bipolar disorder, a mental ill-ness
that causes extreme shifts in energy,
mood, and the ability to perform day to
day activities. They helped him to enroll
in an alcohol addiction program, and gave
him the medication necessary to help him
live a full, normal life.
“I share my story of recovery and
hope,” Jason stated in an interview in the
Independent Record. “And what my jour-ney
has been with serious mental illness,
the bipolar, and also the addiction, the
alcoholism recovery.”
Now working closely with NAMI, the
National Alliance on Mental Illness, Jason
tells his story in the hopes that others will
metal illnesses will take courage from
his story and seek out for themselves
whatever help they need. The president of
NAMI, Gary Mihelish, is a close friend of
DeShaw and worked with him for many
years to set up this event on campus.
Recently, Jason was awarded the Lionel
Aldridge Champions Award, given to,
“people who live with mental illness who
do duty above and beyond … to advocate
for people who live with a mental illness
and who live with a mental illness them-selves.”
In the meantime, Jason continues to tour
and to give hope to others who suffer like
him. In January of 2014, he gave a concert
in Warm Springs, at the Montana State
Hospital. He hid nothing from the patients,
sharing with them how depressed he felt
at the time, and that their struggles were
the same as his. In his blog, he recounted
the experience and how profoundly it had
moved him.
“I saw my reflection when I looked into
their eyes. And together we embraced re-covery
interwoven only by country music. Kayla's Mix
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Kayla Polard
Charlotte Meert
Staff Writer
Jason DeShaw shared his story with the Carroll community on March 13.
1. Happy- Pharrell Williams
2. Dark Horse- Katy Perry
ft. Juicy J
3. All of Me- John Legend
4. Talk Dirty- Jason Derulo
ft. 2 Chainz
5. Pompeii- Bastille
6. Team- Lorde
7. Counting Stars-
One Republic
8. Drunk In Love- Beyonce
ft. Jay-Z
9. We Might Be Dead
by Tomorrow- Soko
10. The Man- Aloe Blacc
It was a day I will never forget and my life
will be forever changed by the residents
and staff of Montana State Hospital.”
He went on to speak also of how much
he identified with his idol, Johnny Cash,
especially as he heard the steel doors of
the mental hospital shut behind him.
“People believe that mental illness is a
matter of health. I believe it’s a matter of
humanity. Before I could begin to heal,
I had to accept what ailed me and work
towards recovery. Before society can heal,
the whole must realize the value of its
individual.”
Thursday, March 27, 2014 Entertainment 13
Student works to make rap dreams come true
Carroll College, known for its
All-American athletes, world-class medi-cal
students and now…rap artists?
Helena can officially say it’s apart of the
hip-hop scene. Junior Anthony Malshuk, a
history major from Seattle, is an aspiring
rap artist looking to make it to the top. The
Prospector sat down with the 206 native,
who goes by the name of Hazardous, to
gain perspective on his lyrical journey.
Malshuk spoke about how he first got
into the rap game and how certain people
have been pivotal in becoming the artist
he is today.
“School bus rap. Battle rap some kids.
Van life, Everett’s van, had some good
times in there. Spit at bars, shout out to
Gus…shout out to Nick Jones, shout out
to Bo,” Malshuk said.
Hazardous is certainly not alone in his
music. His whole team is working to make
his dream a reality.
“Our squad consists of myself, Hazard-ous.
There’s Everett [Johnston] aka Char-lie
Brown, our boy Connor [Henn], who
used to go to Carroll, he makes the beats,
his name is Henny,” Malshuk said.
Everett Johnston, a junior political
science major from Missoula, raps along-side
Hazardous under the name, Charlie
Brown. Johnston says Malshuk’s enthusi-asm
is contagious.
“The guy is extremely passionate about
making music, and he always is looking to
make and create more,” said Johnston.
Hazardous went on to say that a pleth-ora
of Carroll students have aided in the
music making process.
“We have various people who contrib-ute,”
he says. “We have Stevie. Stevie’s
the man. We have Garret [Reynolds], we
got Sam [Edminster], Kyle [Demsher],
and Mini the Lithuanian, she’s spit a few
bars. Just the whole Crook family.”
Hazardous and Charlie Brown made
their live debut to the public by participat-ing
in Carroll’s Got Talent. The perfor-mance
impressed audiences with their
edgy sound and style.
The future looks bright for this Seattle
rapper, uncharacteristically clear skies are
predicted.
The future is optimistic to say the
least,” said Malshuk. “We’ve got our tape
coming out. It’s going to have some good
features on it, some good people on it. A
lot of Henny beats, so it will be original.
That will be coming your way for free
soon.”
Check out his music at HazardousFrom-
NW on Twitter and YouTube.
Nick Jenkins
Staff Writer
Juniors Anthony Malshuk and Everett Johnston, aspiring rap artists, have
been working hard to get more attention. Photo courtesy of Anthony Malshuk
The Annual Student Art Show is in the
gallery until May 1st. If you haven’t al-ready,
it’s worth the trip up to St. Charles
Hall. In front of the self-portraits, master
copies, and still life that line the walls,
there are ceramics scattered.
“It’s a neat combination of the different
classes, it shows you how much potential
Carroll has,” explains Sarah Landström,
a sophomore Education major from Mus-kegon,
Mich. “They could minor in art if
we had one. They are really talented.”
Landström was one of 40 students show
cased in the show. She has acrylic and
graphite pieces from multiple classes.
“It’s kind of cool having my art shown,
I’ve never had my art displayed before,”
said Ross Hillier, a junior Public Relations
major from Jerome, Idaho.
Hillier’s final piece in particular took
around 8 hours to complete. “I’m really
happy with how they turned out and it
made the long hours seem worth it,” said
Hiller.
Ralph Esposito, professor of Art and
Chair of Fine Arts is the teacher for all
of the courses included in the show. “I’m
always very pleased with it,” he said, “I
get some pieces that are just amazing.”
An artist himself, Professor Esposito
hopes the students leave these courses
with a new skill set, but also a new hobby.
He does just that.
“When I get time I would like to recre-ationally
continue art, I wanted to take the
class to further my skills and be able to do
it after this class,” said Hillier.
This show has been going on for over
30 years and allows students an oppor-tunity
to fill the walls of the gallery with
works full of talent, effort, and progress.
Latest art show features work from Carroll students
Allie Reynolds
Staff Writer
“Chasing Charming” began rehearsals
just before Spring Break in the Carroll
Theatre.
“It’s going to be one wild adventure,
that’s for sure,” said Dana Miller, a senior
communications and public relations ma-jor
from Florence, Mont. Miller plays the
nervous narrator in “Charming.”
“Chasing Charming” is a humorous
jaunt that flips fabled fairytales on their
heads. When Prince Charming gets cap-tured
by an evil witch, the princesses must
band together to get him back.
“Chasing Charming” will be this year’s
children’s play – a tradition for almost 20
years.
Carroll has been doing a children’s play
every year since 1996. These children’s
plays are not only performed for the pub-lic,
but are also part of Carroll’s outreach
mission. Four shows are provided for
elementary school children throughout the
show’s run. Children take a field trip to
the theater and watch the hour long show
put on just for them.
As with last year’s play, “Robin Hood,”
“Chasing Charming” will be directed by a
student from the Play Directing class.
Vivian Cole, a junior theatre and En-glish
major from Colorado Springs, Colo.,
said she chose to direct “Chasing Charm-ing
“because I felt it was fun and whimsi-cal,
but also had an empowering message.
It puts a twist on the typical fairytale
prince and princess motif.”
Chuck Driscoll, Carroll’s theatre direc-tor
and a theatre professor for 20 years,
will be overseeing the project.
Fourteen Carroll students are acting in
“Chasing Charming.” Because of the wide
range of roles, many of the actors have
been asked to play the part of a “minion.”
These minions play a range of parts
from a sign post beside the road to an
angry mail carrier to an assistant to the
evil witch, with quick costume changes in
between. Kyle Martes, an English litera-ture
and theatre major from Boise, Idaho,
plays one such minion.
“In the early stage of rehearsal it has
been a lot of experimentation with the
physical aspects of characterization to try
to get things right,” said Martes.
Although Martes has been in four plays
already at Carroll, he is only a freshman.
“It seems to me that younger audiences
are much more in tune with the magic
and illusion of the stage over the plot and
technical aspects of the show,” said Mar-tes.
“I think it will be a fun challenge and
I hope it goes well!”
“Chasing Charming” will show at 7:30
p.m. April 4, 5, 11, and 12 in the Carroll
College Performing Arts Center. There
will also be four special performances for
local elementary school children at 1 p.m.
on April 3, 4, 10, and 11. Tickets are $5
for general admission and $3 for children
under 12.
“This is a silly play which I guaran-tee
will make you laugh, and cry... from
laughing so much. Please join us and
share in the wonder that only theater can
create,” said Cole.
Theatre presents "Chasing Charming" as annual children's play
Katie Cummings
Staff Writer
14 Thursday, March 27, 2014
Campus Events
Tuesday 1
12:30 p.m. Party Panel
4 p.m. Jazz Combo Concert
Friday 4-Saturday 5
40th Anniversary of Nursing at
Carroll
7:30 p.m. Carroll Theatre:
Chasing Dreams
Saturday 5
10 p.m. Run for the Well of It
7:30 p.m. Carroll Theatre:
Chasing Charming
Monday 7
6 p.m. Great Harvest Franchising
7 p.m. Progressive Visions for the
Post-War Era
Wednesday 9
10 a.m. Carroll Blood Drive
Thursday 10
4 p.m. Peace Corps Info Session
Friday 11
6 p.m. Cheerleader tryout clinic
7:30 p.m. Carroll Theatre:
Chasing Charming
Saturday 12
8 a.m. Rummage Sale
9 a.m. Service Saturday
6 p.m. Cheerleader tryout clinic
7:30 p.m. Carroll Theatre:
Chasing Charming
Sunday 13
8 p.m. Cheerleader tryouts
Monday 14-15
LCSC Invitational
Tuesday 15
1 p.m. Student Undergraduate
Research Festival
5 p.m. 2014 Honors Convocation
7:30 p.m. Jazz Combo Concert
Wednesday 16
5:15 p.m. Student Easter
Egg Scramble
Thursday 17
1 p.m. Anderson ZurMuehlen open
house
Friday 18
Good Friday
9 a.m. Admissions Spring
Open House
Sunday 20 Easter
Monday 21 No school
Tuesday 22
12:30 p.m. Community Forum
on Fake IDs
Thursday 24
7 p.m. Lecture: Studying Super Earth
Friday 25
9 p.m. Carroll Swing Dance
Saturday 25-26 Softball Weekend
Sunday 26 A Night of Talking Saints
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Thursday 27
12:30 p.m. Constitution
Studies info meeting
7 p.m. Distinguished
Scholar Series:
Donna Greenwood
Film: Journey to Zanskar
Friday 28-30
Spring Search
Saturday 29
Merit Badge University
Tibetan Children's Education Foun-dation
is preparing for a June service
trip to the remote Himalayan region,
ZANSKAR. Come learn about TCEF's
plan to assist these people. They will be
presenting the film TONIGHT, Thursday,
March 27 at 7 p.m for free.
Zanskar is one of the “Hidden King-doms”
with a predominately Tibetan pop-ulation.
It is the highest inhabited region
in the world and many of the villages in
this region are isolated from the world 7-8
months of the year.
"Journey from Zanskar" is a film by
Frederick Marx and narrated by Richard
Gere. It illustrates the high Himalayan
landscape and the challenges of life in this
remote region.
"Journey from Zanskar"
playing TONIGHT in Sim-perman
Hall at 7p.m.
Last Service Saturday of
the year is April 12
Softball Weekend is slated for April 26th and 27th
Need a summer job?
Softball Weekend will take place on April 26-27 at Batch Fields and YMCA. 12
player minimum for each team, including 5 women and 5 men. Registered Carroll
students or faculty/staff only this year. Applications and more information can be
found on the Carroll website (Carroll College Home >> Student Life >> Student
Activities >> Softball Weekend). Application, roster, $100 team registration, and
conduct agreement contract from every individual on your team.
Sign up for the last Service Saturday of
the year, scheduled for April 12 from 9
a.m. to 12 p.m. Sign up on the Hunthau-sen
Center's Page. Join fellow volunteers
for Mass at 8 a.m. in the Borro Chapel
before the service begins.
Have a prayer that you
would like to share?
Carroll College is preparing a book of
prayers for the faculty, staff, students,
and alumni. Have a recommendation of
a prayer that should be included in the
prayer book? Send prayers (with au-thors
if available) to hunthausencenter@
carroll.edu. The goal is to provide prayers
that capture the diversity of faiths at
Carroll.
Carroll College Career Services has
several student job listings for both on
campus and off campus opportunities
for companies like Jimmy Johns, Helena
Athletic Club, and Yellowstone National
Park. Check out the job and internship
listings for valuable resume experience
and employment for this summer.
2014-2015 ASCC officer
applications due April 1
Applications for ASCC officer positions
are now available on the Student Govern-ment
page and are due April 1.
The role of the ASCC Executive officer
requires a substantial time commitment,
averaging 10-25 hours per week, in-cluding
office hours, weekly meetings,
projects, and activities.
Application Timeline:
Applications deadline: April 1, 2014 at
5 p.m. to Emily Dean
Mandatory Meeting for all candidates:
April 1, 2014, 9:00 PM
Campaigning Begins: April 2, 2014
Debate: April 14, 2014
Elections: April 16, 2014
Induction: April 23, 2014, 5:00 PM
The information provided on applica-tions
is public knowledge and may be
included in the candidate brochure distrib-uted
to the student body. Elections will be
held online on April 16, 2014.
Those running for President will be
asked to participate in a mandatory candi-date
debate on April 14, 2014.
Extras
snapChat s
Devan Hromcik, junior, nursing, Helena
J ibber abber
How was your housing
experience this year?
“Pretty hectic to say the
least.”
-Laura McHenry
senior
ethics and values
Seattle
"I'm a future CA so I
spent all of housing
sign-ups pranking
people."
-Alex Broyles
freshman
biology
Yakima, Wash.
"I'm happy to be living
alone again”
-Kelly Rostratter
sophomore
community health and
Spanish
San Roman, Calif.
“I'm glad I got the
roommate experience,
but I'm excited to try
living in a single”
-Emma Krump
freshman
business marketing
Salt Lake City, Utah
Thursday, March 27, 2014 15
“All my friends and I are
getting singles in Borro
near one another. That
way, we are close but
have our own space.”
-Gabby Farmer
sophomore
community health
Tracy, Calif.
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sharing?
Send it to
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it could be
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“It was really
frustrating figuring out
roommates for next
year, but it's all solved
now.”
-Aislinn Hastings
sophomore
biology/pre-med
Moses Lake, Wash.
Old People Crafts
8
Allie Reynolds, junior, communica-tions
and public relations, Bellingham,
Wash.
Courtesy of The Prospector (That's our very own Nate Kavanagh)
“Since I'm a CA, I just
sit back and laugh
at everyone who is
stressing out.”
-Indibir Beins
freshman
biochemistry
Spokane, Wash.
Surfboard, surfboard
March has been Madness
2
Courtesy of Writing for the Print
Media
“Good so far, I haven't
made any plans really.”
-Jessica Morrison
sophomore
English
Columbia Falls, Mont.
Sidney Bryn and Kaycee Brusten, fresh-men
We Braved the Shave!
3
Courtesy of The Prospector
Every freshman's nightmare
5
6
1
My room is as messy as my life
Campus Ministry Swag
Courtesy of The Prospector
Our song is a slamming screen
door
Courtesy of The Prospector
Junior Senior Banquet
On Saturday, March 15,
Carroll’s upperclass-men
boarded bright
yellow buses and made
their way to the Red
Colonel Hotel for a
night that will live in infamy, the Ju-nior/
Senior Banquet.
“What is Junior/Senior?” ask the lit-tle
underclassmen. Well, it’s a night that
pretty much celebrates the Senior class,
memories made at Carroll, life advice,
and having a great time with your
friends while all decked out in your
best semi-formal attire. Once students
arrived, they sat down to dinner, which
could arguably be the highlight of the
whole night (if you had the chicken
cordon bleu, then you know what I’m
talking about).
After dinner the chosen speakers,
Marcie McCarvel and Nick Jenkins,
gave some life advice consisting of:
1. Find a castle, 2. Let your voice be
heard. 3. Treat every weekend like soft-ball
weekend, 4. Enjoy the little things,
and 5. Not for school…but for life.
Following each step was a video
clip of seniors giving their thoughts
and memories about the step. There
was much laughter as the juniors and
seniors reflected on the craziness of
"The Castle" and all of the softball they
played on Softball Weekend (winky
face).
After the awesome talk, students
went and took pictures at the photo-booth
or mingled with each other. Then,
everyone boarded the buses, went
home, and went straight to bed because
they were plum tuckered out from all of
the excitement. Not a single toe stepped
into the Toe. HA gotcha, there was in
fact, quite an epic pub crawl following
the Banquet, where students continued
to bond in Helena’s downtown area.
All in all, it was a really great night
that I’m sure all participants will look
back on fondly with the rest of their
Carroll experiences.
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